Saudi Arabia’s Chairman of General Authority for Entertainment Turki El-Sheikh sent an official message to President of the Egyptian Al-Ahly Sporting Club Mahmoud al-Khatib, asking him to clear-out his position as honorary president of Al-Ahly.
He added: “I submitted my resignation from the position of Al-Ahly’s honorary president on May 25 2018, but I have not been yet officially notified of the Egyptian club’s final decision.”
He confirmed that he will still a big fan of Al-Ahly and will spare no efforts in providing all support for such a great entity.
At the end of his message, Turki called on Al-Ahly’s board of directors to decide on the issue and let him know their final decision, wishing all blessings to be bestowed over Egypt and its people.
It is noteworthy that there was a conflict between Sheikh and Al-Ahly club’s administration, and Khatib in particular, in 2018.
Sheikh previously claimed that he had spent LE6 million to support Khatib in elections for the club’s presidency, alleging that Khatib had asked him to participate in some of the club’s deals related to the buying and selling of players.
Sheikh was announced as the honorary head of the Al-Ahly Sports Club in a press conference after the 2017 match. The title was awarded in recognition for his contributions to a number of the club’s deals and projects.
However, the club later hired a new coach, which prompted Sheikh to quit the club, criticizing the administration in a series of hostile statements issued on several media outlets.
Sheikh also filed several legal complaints against the club amid tensions with Al-Ahly’s administration, which included Khatib.
In July 2018, Sheikh dropped the lawsuits against Al-Ahly club in a major reversal, commenting, “No one can drive a wedge between us”, adding: “I love Ahly and I cannot and will not let anyone talk badly about them.”
A big number of social media users called on El-Sheikh not to resign from his post by initiating a hashtag "#لا_لاستقاله_تركي_الشيخ"
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