Al Ahly Football Company Resigns Over Coach Ricardo Soares, Board of Directors Accepts Decision

• The winds of change have swept through Egyptian superclub Al Ahly in the most unexpected of ways
• The football company has resigned in its entirety, a decision that was reluctantly by the club's board of directors
• The 'football company' deals with responsibilities such as the transfer of players and the football team's management

Al Ahly is in a state of flux following surprising developments in the club's boardroom.

The club's 'football company' has resigned from its duties, a decision that was barely accepted by the board of directors.

According to KingFut, this division deals with the handling of transfer matters as well as the management of the football team.

A club statement read:

“Al Ahly SC board accepted the resignation of the Al Ahly Football Company’s board during their meeting that was held tonight at the club’s premises in Gezira.

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“The club’s board thanks the company’s board, including Yassin Mansour, the company’s chairman, Moustafa Fahmy, the company’s vice-chairman, and Alaa Abdelsadek, the club’s board member, for their cooperation and efforts during the previous period.

“Also, the club’s board called for an extraordinary general assembly for Al Ahly Football Company to discuss the resignation and to elect a new board for the company.”

Reasons for the mass resignation are not known, but the report stated that local media in Egypt pointed to dissent towards the board by the company as a reason. The main point of contention was that the former wanted current coach Ricardo Soares sacked, with the former keen on keeping his services.

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As reported by Sports Brief, the Egyptian giants are reportedly already looking to replace Soares following a poor start to his reign in Cairo. The Portuguese replaced Pitso Mosimane in June after the latter unexpectedly called time on his coaching tenure with the Red Devils in May.

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Former Morocco coach Vahid Halilhodzic, who was recently sacked ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup which the Desert Lions qualified for, has been identified as the next man in the hot seat. Halilhodžić was shown the door by the Moroccan Football Association for apparently falling out with senior players.

Al Ahly is currently in third position in the Egyptian Premier League on 62 points, 10 points behind hated rivals Zamalek. There are seven matches left for them in the season to somehow still mount a title challenge.