Refaat and assistant coach Ahmed Ramzi have been in charge of Zamalek since the sacking of Reiner Hollmann.

Alongside Refaat and Ramzi, trainer Moemen Soliman and goalkeeping coach Ayman Taher will also be working with Decastel.

Refaat also denied that the technical staff resigned following Zamalek's loss to Ahli, adding that they're already planning the team's new setup with Decastel.

Following the Cairo derby, Zamalek will have a three-day rest before resuming preparations for the league's second term games starting on February 5th.