Masri confirmed on Saturday that interim boss Tarek Soliman will remain at the helm until the end of the season. "The club's board decided to keep faith at Soliman. Tarek Al-Sawi will be his assistant," Masri chairman Ali Farag told FilGoal.com. The Port Said-based club recently sacked coach Hassan Hossam and his twin Ibrahim, who was the club's sporting director. The former Egyptian internationals were shown the door following their infamous tantrum in Masri's match at Algerian side JSM Bejaia in a regional competition. Hossam was ordered from the touchline for constantly protesting against the referee's decisions. Ibrahim's actions were far more intolerable. He spat at the referee, assaulted the fourth official and made improper gestures towards the home crowd. "We couldn't keep personnel who represented Egyptian football in such an embarrassing way," Farag said. Masri players went on a brief strike as they called on the board to reappoint Hossam as the team's boss. They reversed their stance few days later. In their first match without Hossam, Masri claimed a 2-1 victory over second-division side Shams in the Egyptian Cup round of 32.
