CAIRO: Hossam Al-Badri has been promoted to become Ahly s new head coach, the Egyptian champions said on Monday. The Ahly board has decided to name Hossam Al-Badri as the first team s head coach, an Ahly statement read. Al-Badri served as assistant coach to Manuel Jose during the past five seasons, which saw him clinch a host of trophies with the club. The ex-Egypt international s appointment was imminent as he became a frontrunner for the hot Ahly seat after the sudden departure of Nelo Vingada last week. Portuguese coach Vingada signed a two-year contract with the Red Devils last week, but backed down on the job for "family reasons . Ahly have been recently busy looking for a replacement for Jose, who left for Angola at the end of last month.
