The chairman of the Sudanese Al Hilal Club, Ashraf the Cardinal, put an end to his leadership in the club after 6 years of assuming the position he won in the 2014 elections and was re-elected for the second time in 2017, which ended in the middle of this month at a time when he decided not to run at the end For a third course.
In his speech to Al-Hilal Club yesterday, the Cardinal announced his official departure from the position at the end of his current term, confirming that he will remain a member of the club and that, from a young age, he dreamed of taking over the presidency of Al-Hilal and sought for this until it was achieved on the ground.
He said that because of the intense joy he was unable to sleep on the day he became the club's president, stressing that the presidency of a club the size of a crescent is very different from his work as a businessman, although his last job made him meet large personalities.
The cardinal period was characterized by administrative failure and technical instability, as it contracted 30 national, Arab and foreign coaches "a record number in the club's history." Tunisian coach Nabil El Kouki is considered the most foreign coaches who have continued for a long time during the cardinal period, where he spent only 7 months before being said from his position in When the period of the Egyptian Hamada Sidqi was the shortest, he spent 24 days before leaving.
Foreign football schools multiplied during the six-year period of the Cardinal presidency from among Brazilian, French, Belgian, Romanian, Egyptian, Tunisian and Senegalese.
It is noteworthy that some foreign coaches who coached the team did not manage more than 5 games along the lines of Belgian Patrick Osemis and French John Michel Cavalli, while Brazilian Paulo Campos won the record by leading the team in only one match.
In addition to the administrative confusion and the absence of technical stability, the Cardinal failed to fulfill its promise to achieve the African Champions League title for the first time in the club’s history, despite the huge sums of money spent on foreign coaches and players, the “Princess Princess” remained elusive, despite the team’s achievement of the local titles And the cup "that the fans of the team used to make them not happy.
On the other hand, the cardinal period witnessed a boom in the level of sports facilities, as it is credited for its rehabilitation of the ancient stadium, "Blue Gem", which has become one of the sports facades in Sudan. The cardinal also built a hotel for the team, along with the launch of a satellite channel and a newspaper read in the name of the club.
The cardinal said that the "blue jewel" is a pure gift from him to the fans of Al-Hilal, and there will not come a day when he demands it, and he said: "I hope that you will receive the necessary attention."
Ashraf Al-Cardinal stepping down from the presidency of Al-Hilal Club opens the door to many questions about the club's fate, especially since the task requires a high financial exchange to face local and continental benefits besides the salaries of players and technical equipment at a time when Sudan is in a severe financial crisis that caused the collapse of the local exchange rate against the dollar.