Zamalek Appoint Tarek Yehia as Temporary Coach

Zamalek president Mortada Mansour has appointed on Friday Tarek Yehia as a temporary head coach for just a week.

Mansour sacked coach Khaled Galal following the Whites’ defeat in the Cairo derby on Sunday.

Mansour said he reached an agreement with Yehia on all the details during a meeting, adding that members of his technical staff will be announced later.

Zamalek president announced earlier that the Whites would hire a new foreign coach to lead the team in the upcoming season.

The White Knights will play against Dekedaha on Sunday, 11 August in the preliminary stage of the CAF Champions League(CL).

The Whites failed to claim the Egyptian Premier League this season as they finished second with 72 points.

Zamalek named on Thursday their final squad for the 2019-2020 CAF Champions league.

The squad is as follows:  

Goalkeepers: Mohammed Awwad – Mohammed Abu Gabal – Mohammed Subhi.

Defenders: Hazem Imam – Hamdi Alnqaz – Mahmoud Alaa – Mahmoud Hamdi “Alonsh” – Mohammed Abdul Ghani – Mohammed Abdul Salam – Abdullah Guma – Mohammed Abdul Shafi.

Midfielder: Tarek Hamed – Farajani Sassi – Mahmoud Abdel Aziz – Mohamed Hassan – Youssef Obama – Islam Gaber – Mohamed Antar – Ayman Hefny – Ahmed Sayed “Zizo” – Karim Bambo – Mahmoud Shikabala – Mahmoud Abdel Moneim Kahraba – Mustafa Fathi.

Forwards: Omar Al-Saeed – Mustafa Mohammed – Khaled Boutayb – Ashraf Ben Sharqi.