Coulibaly joins Iraqi club, Al-Shorta

CAIRO – 14 January 2019: Al-Ahly announced on Monday that their Malian defender, Salif Coulibaly, will leave the club to join Iraqi club, Al-Shorta.

The Malian defender played his last game with Al-Ahly on Saturday night against Congo’s Vita Club at the CAF Champions League group stage.

Coulibaly joined Al-Ahly last July and since then he established himself as a key player at Al-Ahly squad and participated with the team in 22 games.

The defender played a great role in Al-Ahly’s run at the CAF Champions League and scored two goals at the group stage against Township Rollers and Kampala City.

Al-Ahly fans blamed the team’s defense of Coulibaly and Saad Samir over their CAF Champions League title loss against Esperance.
Al-Ahly achieved a 3-1 victory at the first leg in Alexandria but they suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat at the second leg in Tunisia to lose the final for the second consecutive year.

Coulibaly will play under the command of former Zamalek manager, Nebojsa Jovovic.