The board also accepted club general manager Sayed Ramadan's resignation for health reasons and appointed Rezk Tamim as his successor, and discussed extending the players' contracts as well as deciding a new bonus system for the players in case they maintain a top four position in the Egyptian league standings.

On the other hand, Ismaili boss Theo Buecker expressed his delight of his team's 4-3 win over Asyut Cement in the league with striker Mohamed Mohsen Abu-Greisha becoming the team's top goal scorer after grabbing a hat-trick in the game.

"It's been a while since we last won with four goals, I'm glad the strikers regained their form," Buecker said.

"Of course there were some negatives aspects in the game, like conceding three goals, which means that the defense and the goalkeeper have yet to be in perfect shape, but overall I'm satisfied with the win and the performance," he added.

Ismaili’s victory over Asyut boosts their chances of placing third in the Egyptian league table with only three games to go.