Portuguese Inácio succeeds Helmy as Zamalek coach

CAIRO – 31 March 2017: Retired Portuguese footballer Augusto Inácio has agreed to manage Egyptian football club Zamalek, club Chairman Mortada Mansour revealed Thursday,

Youm7 reported

, quoting state news agency MENA.

Mansour told MENA the 62-year-old Inácio will to arrive in Cairo Friday night to reach a final agreement with the club’s board.

The Portuguese coach accepted the $40,000 offer as a successor to Mohamed Helmy, who has been coaching the club since it sacked Scottish Alex McLeish.