Ahli coach Manuel Jose claimed that his players are starting to get “bored” after a long football season. Jose fears that his team could be facing a physical crisis due to the collision of the current and next season in Egypt, speaking after Saturday's cup win over Petrojet. "The following period will be very difficult for us, the players are physically consumed and they are starting to get bored," the Portuguese told a press conference. Ahli are currently on course to win the Egyptian Premier League, Egyptian Cup and the CAF Champions League.
Ahli's players gave another mediocre performance "The continuous local and continental commitments will definitely harm our players and the national team as well, because the players had no rest for two seasons." "If we reach the cup final, it will be on July the 2nd, just one week after a Champions League game, so the new season starts before the current season ends." Ahli produced a mediocre performance to beat Petrojet 1-0 and reach the Egyptian cup quarters. "I think result comes first, we were not at our best, but we had to win and we did," he added. "We were facing a defiant side, and their midweek performance against us gave them great aplomb."
