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The new head coach of Al Ahly, Patrice Carteron, reveals that he was advised by African football legend Didier Drogba not to not refuse the offer of the Egyptian giants. As the Red Devils prepare for their important clash with Township Rollers in the third round of the CAF Champions League group stage, coach Patrice Carteron talked about his new job at the weekly. French Football France. Al-Ahly is lagging behind in group A of the African competition and hopes to get the upper hand again with a victory over the canton on Tuesday.
The Red Devils are at the bottom of their group. with a point of their draw against Esperance and a defeat against the city of Kampala respectively on the first and second rounds.
"It is clear that we need to get good results in all four of our group matches, the goal is to finish in the top two and we still have all our cards in hand," said Carteron. "There was little time for the necessary preparations, but our two warm-up matches were instructive, tactically and physically."
As for the return to Egypt after a successful stint with Wadi Degla, the coach said that before accepting Al Ahly had a contract with Ivorian legend Didier Drogba to direct the company. US team Phoenix Rising FC
"When Drogba learned that I had this offer, he said," You can not say no to Al Ahly, "he added." It's a difficult challenge but who would not want to lead Al Ahly? It's a great club! A new management team is under development, we are in a transition phase in terms of operation but frankly, it is a very well structured club. "
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Carteron also talked about Salif Coulibaly's signature on a free transfer, which he had Used to coach when he was running Mali and when the French coach led TP Mazembe, he knows the player well and that Coulibaly was looking for a new challenge after spending five years with Mazembe. [19659004] "As he was free, it was obvious. Besides Salif, I will work with the current team, a mix of youth and experience. We were also able to keep Walid Azaro team striker after a Chinese club was interested in signing it, "he said.
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In conclusion of his interview, the 47-year-old coach discussed the Egyptian Premier League by pointing out that retaining the title will be another challenge difficult especially after the arrival of the new Pyramids FC
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