Football

Newly appointed Al Ahly coach Jess Thorup is set to arrive in Cairo on Thursday along with his backroom staff.

Al Ahly have appointed Danish tactician Jess Thorup as head coach of the senior football team on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Al Ahly president Mahmoud El Khatib met with the club’s planning committee to finalise discussions over the appointment of a new foreign head coach.