Ahmed Abdel-Ghani is the new manager of Fayoum SC

A few days ago, Fayoum SC confirmed that Ahmed Abdel-Ghani will be the manager of Fayoum SC for the remaining five rounds of the season in the Egyptian Second Division.

Ahmed Abdel-Ghani is the new manager of Fayoum SC. Source: btolat.com

The 40-year old manager, a native of El Minya, was a well-known player for Haras El Hodood between 2004 and 2013. During his long spell there, he was also brought to the national senior team of Egypt, where he was capped 5 times between 2006 and 2009. His last appearances as a player in the Egyptian Premier League were with Misr Lel Makkasa in 2013-2014.

As a manager, he was involved mainly with lower division teams in and around Cairo. He now has the opportunity to show his managerial qualities in the Second Division, as manager of Fayoum SC.

His managerial team also includes Alaa Abdo, general coach (assistant manager), Ahmed Fathi, physiotherapist, and Tamer Abdel Halim, goalkeepers' coach.

Ahmed Abdel-Ghani replaced Sayed Sobhi, who was sacked after a winless run of 8 matches, which brought Fayoum SC once again close to the dangerous area of the table, not far from relegation. Fayoum SC still have 7 points above the relegation line with five matches that remain to be played. Ahmed Abdel-Ghani should succeed to keep the team in the Second Division. The matches will be played against Qena (away), leaders Aswan (at home), Tamya (away), Beni Suef (at home), and Asyut Petroleum (away). The matches are quite difficult, especially those against Aswan and Asyut Petroleum, which are among the best teams in the group. The matches against Qena and Tamya will be played away, while the match against Beni Suef might be a decisive one, against a direct opponent.

Ahmed Abdel-Ghani will have a few weeks to accommodate himself and his managerial team with the players, given that the league will only resume after the holy month of Ramadan. The table as it stands:

Table

 

1	Aswan	25	18	5	2	45-18	59	Promotion to Premier League
2	KIMA Aswan	25	13	8	4	36-22	47
3	Aluminium	25	12	10	3	39-20	46
4	Asyut Petroleum	25	11	10	4	40-18	43
5	El Minya	25	11	9	5	35-23	42
6	Telephonat	25	9	6	10	24-28	33
7	Al Madina Al Monawara	25	8	9	8	29-26	33
8	Tamya	25	9	6	10	31-28	33
9	Fayoum	25	8	8	9	21-26	32
10	Dayrout	25	8	8	9	21-28	32
11	Media	25	6	11	8	16-24	29
12	Beni Suef	25	5	11	9	28-35	26
13	Sohag	25	5	10	10	22-29	25	Relegation to the Third Division
14	Naser Mallawi	25	4	11	10	24-34	23	Relegation to the Third Division
15	Qena	25	3	7	15	25-45	16	Relegation to the Third Division
16	El Badari	25	3	5	17	18-50	14	Relegation to the Third Division