Zamalek’s Coach Micho: “I Was Ambushed by Al Ahly with a Bigger Financial Offer”

Serbian coach Milutin “Micho” Sredojevic has revealed how Egyptian league champions al Ahly tried luring him with an irresistible incentive.

The 50-year-old resigned from Orlando Pirates of the South African Soccer Premier League having occupied the Buccaneers’ managerial helm for two terms.

Milutin, commonly known as Micho, departed the Johannesburg outfit on a “personal reason” before flying to Cairo to take up Sporting Zamalek’s coaching job.

During this time, Zamalek’s arch-rivals Al Ahly had tried to gazump the process by offering astronomical sums in a desperate bid to tempt him but the Serb stood his ground.

“Zamalek wanted me in 2017 but Pirates snatched me. That Friday when I separated from Pirates was an unbelievable night of my life, where on demands of Zamalek players and supporters I was persuaded to take over the hardest coaching job in African football.”

“I was ambushed by arch-rivals Ahly to join them with a much bigger financial offer but my consciousness did not allow me to dodge Zamalek and people here know that and respect the loyalty I have shown to my present team,” he said.

Sredojevic, who has coached nine African teams, hopes to end Al Ahly’s dominance of the Presentation sponsored-Egyptian Premier League.