Keeping the American professional Brandon .. and the team gathers next week
The Egyptian Ahmed Omar leads the “basket” of Al-Ahly youth in the new season
The Egyptian Ahmed Omar during the leadership of the "Basketball Knights" last June in the "Gulf Clubs Champions".
Photography by Patrick Castillo
Majed Sultan: "The lack of a clear competition calendar for the 2021-2022 season confuses the clubs' accounts."
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The Executive Director of the Al-Ahly Youth Club Department, Dr. Maged Sultan, revealed that the club’s management contracted with the Egyptian coach Ahmed Omar, coming from Al-Nasr, to lead the first basketball team, in the new season 2021-2022, and extended the contract with the American professional, Brandon Trichy. For an additional season, the team will begin the official preparation stages, starting next week.
He told "Emirates Today": "The great experiences of the Egyptian coach, Ahmed Omar, over 16 years in the UAE Basketball League, and his full knowledge of the team's players, after he led them, last June, in the Gulf Champions Club Championship in its 40th edition, which Hosted by the club, they were behind the continuity of the relationship with him, and the signing of a contract to lead the (Basketball Knights) in the new season 2021-2022.
He explained: "The coach's career is replete with several achievements with the state's clubs, whether the titles of local or foreign championships, and his long experience in the local league, and his coaching of the youth teams, Al Wasl and Al Nasr, which gave him a close relationship with most club players, including Al Ahly youth players, whom he led in Two occasions during the Gulf posts.
Regarding the new contracts of the “Basket Knights” in addition to the coach’s contract, Sultan said: “The contract with the American professional Brandon Trichy has been extended for an additional season, and we are waiting to announce the identity of the second foreign professional in the team’s ranks, in light of the absence of a clear agenda for the Game Association for the new season competitions.” .
He continued, "The lack of a clear competition calendar for the 2021-2022 season confuses the clubs' accounts, and at the same time incurs additional financial burdens, in the same way we witnessed last season, after most clubs were forced to extend the contracts of their players, and incur huge sums beyond their control. Annual budget accounts.
He concluded: "We have previously asked the Basketball Association to announce early the schedule and dates of the competitions, in the same way that the Hand and Volleyball Associations did, but the lack of clarity of vision makes it difficult for the administrative and technical bodies in the basketball clubs to determine the appropriate preparation plans."
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