The Al-Ahly Club of Egypt ended, through a press statement today, the debate about the financial value of donations, the head of the entertainment authority in Saudi Arabia, the owner of the Spanish football club Almeria, Turki Al-Sheikh, for the club.
Al-Ahly put an end to its relationship with the Turk Al-Sheikh, after its formal end, after being deleted from the club’s honorary list, to end a crisis and many crises begin between the Turki Al-Sheikh and the club, one of which is related to the club’s board member Mohamed Serag, the reality of donations, and the retirement match of Hossam Ashour.
Al-Ahly emphasized that, according to the financial and administrative inspection committee of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, as well as the Committee of Experts of the Ministry of Justice (Department of Illegal Gain and Delegated Public Funds), the two committees concluded that the total value of the amounts in the Egyptian pound amounted to one hundred million three hundred and thirty eight thousand seven hundred Thirty-six pounds, according to the exchange rate issued by the central bank.
Al-Ahly Chairman Mahmoud Al-Khatib went to the Egyptian Minister of Sports Ashraf Sobhi, in an official letter, in order to obtain his approval to return all donations and gifts of Al-Sheikh, which entered Al-Ahly’s treasury, as it is according to Al-Ahly “it has become part of the club’s properties, and the board of directors does not have the authority to dispose of it , Except after the approval of the competent authorities.
Club officials refused to comment on what is being recently administered, until they were recently surprised by two warnings from a lawyer, representing the Sheikh family, confirming that his donations to Al-Ahly were by way of honesty, and that spending from them was for specific aspects such as “the purchase of the player Salah Mohsen - the purchase of sportswear - Renewal of contracts for some players - the salary of the coach of the football team - rewards for players and employees - support for loan deals for Saleh Jumah, Hussein Al-Sayed and Amr Barakat for the Saudi League - and the development of club facilities ... etc. ».
The lawyer considered that Al-Sheikh donations amounted to 262 million Egyptian pounds, according to the first warning, while in the second warning, it went down to 228.5 million pounds, after deducting the value of the gifts. After that, Al-Ahly decided to publish a press release with details, revealing the value of financial donations, confirming more details through official documents of the club, which we display as they came on the official website of Al-Ahly Club.