CAIRO: Hungarian coach Bertalan Bicskei was relieved of his duties at Masri on Saturday, and the Port Said club are set to appoint Anwar Salam instead. Masri s recent results weren t exactly what we had expected, coastal side president Kamal Abou-Ali stated. At this point, I think the team needs an Egyptian coach who s more informed of the Egyptian Premier League. I have already reached an agreement with Salam to take over at Masri starting next month. Masri lost 2-0 to Military Production in their opening league game, before battering Ghazl Mahalla 3-0 to make up for their poor start. However, a 3-1 loss to Police Union prompted Masri s officials to take action. The decision to appoint Salama at Masri is yet to be unanimously approved by the club s board. The former ENPPI manager, who stepped down from his role as the petroleum side s tactician early this month, should pick his assistants once he has been installed at Masri. Abou-Ali offered Bicskei to take charge of the youth sector for the same wage he was paid as a head coach. The latter is yet to make up his mind. The former MTK Budapest boss is the sixth coach to be fired at the Egyptian top flight this season.
