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Al Ahly part company with head coach Jess Thorup after underwhelming campaign

Jess Thorup reacts
Jess Thorup reactsREUTERS / Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Al Ahly have parted ⁠company with coach Jess Thorup after a ‌below-par season, the Egyptian ‌club said on ‌Thursday, with the Dane ‌leaving by mutual consent.

The club ‌said Thorup had “signed a settlement agreement ‌after receiving his full ⁠dues ‌in line with his contract ​terms”.

Thorup, 56, was appointed in October ​on a two-and-a-half-year deal following the exit of ⁠Spaniard ​Jose Riveiro.

He guided Al Ahly to the Egyptian Super Cup title with ‌a 2-0 victory over arch-rivals Zamalek, but results tailed off in the latter stages of the campaign.

Al-Ahly finished third in the league, missing out on ‌a place in next ​season’s African Champions League ‌and settling for Confederation Cup qualification. They were also eliminated in the quarter-finals of ⁠the ⁠continent’s ‌premier club competition.

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