Carteron Named Zamalek's New Head Coach

Zamalek's chairman Mortada Mansour appointed Tuesday former Al Ahly manager Patrice Carteron as the White Knights' new head coach, succeeding Milutin Sredojević ‘Micho.

Earlier, Mansour sacked head coach Milutin Sredojević ‘Micho” after almost 4 months in charge of the Egyptian club.

"Zamalek board of directors, headed by Mortada Mansour decided to appoint Patrice Carteron as new head coach and Sami El-Sheshini and Ayman Abdel Aziz as assistant coaches," Mansour said on his official Facebook page.

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The White Knights suffered two consecutive defeat from Enppi (2-1) in the Egyptian League and from TP Mazembe (3-0). The Whites’ board of directors settled on appointing Essam Marei as an interim manager.

On August 18, Zamalek named Micho as a new head coach as the Serbian coach signed a one-year deal with the Whites.

Micho, who joined Zamalek after terminating his contract with Orlando Pirates F.C, was the third choice for the Whites’ board of directors after the Portuguese manager Jesualdo Ferreira and the Argentine coach Ramón Ángel Díaz.

Noteworthy, Zamalek clinched the Confederation Cup for the first time in their history after securing the victory in a dramatic penalty shootout against RS Berkane at Burg Al Arab Stadium (5-3) in May.

The White knights, who were drawn in Group A in the CAF Champions League alongside C.D. Primeiro de Agosto, ZESCO United F.C (Zambia), and TP Mazembe (DR Congo), are set to play against C.D. Primeiro de Agosto on Saturday in the second round of the group stage.