Egypt's all-time leading scorer Hossam Hassan will succeed Ahmed Hossam ‘Mido' as Zamalek's new coach, club board member Ahmed Mortada Mansour announced early on Wednesday. “We have reached an agreement with Hossam Hassan to take charge of the team starting from the new season,” he told reporters after a meeting between the former Egyptian star and Zamalek's board. On Tuesday night, Mido was fired despite leading the team to the Egypt Cup title in his first season in charge. The rookie manager, who played for a host of European clubs in his playing career, including English side Tottenham Hotspur and French outfit Marseille, was sacked a few days after Zamalek's hopes of reaching the African Champions League semis were dealt a huge blow following a 0-0 draw at home to TP Mazembe. The agreement between Zamalek and Hossam comes after ending his contract as Jordan's national team head coach last month. The former Zamalek, Ismaily, Maqassa and Masry coach, Hossam, will be assisted by his twin, football director Ibrahim Hassan. The 47-year-old twins took the charge of Jordan team a year ago and managed to guide the team for the 2015 Asian Cup finals. Hossam is Egypt's all-time top scorer with 69 goals. He also steered Cairo giants Ahly and Zamalek to a host of domestic and continental titles in his glittering playing career that ended in 2007. However, he had some less successful stints as a manager, having made little impact in charge of the likes of Zamalek, Masry and Maqassa. Hossam's first stint as Zamalek coach, that started in 2009 until 2011, ended without a single trophy despite managing to deliver outstanding performances with the Whites. (For more sports newsandupdates,followAhramOnlineSportson Twitter at@AO_Sportsand onFacebook atAhramOnlineSports). http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/107363.aspx
