Al-Ahly officials have entered into negotiations with Portuguese Hélio Sousa, the former coach of the Bahrain national team and Qatari club Qatar SC, to take over as coach of the Red Team, succeeding Swiss Marcel Koller, and ahead of the club's participation in the Club World Cup.
Souza requested $2.5 million annually to agree to coach Al-Ahly and his assistant staff, who he will accompany to coach the Red Team.
Hélio Sousa previously achieved great success with the Bahraini national team, contributing to their West Asian Cup title. He also took over as coach of Qatar SC last season, but his success was unsuccessful. Since then, he has not coached any other team and is not currently affiliated with any club.