Al Ahly’s announcement of the new football-sector structure was not merely a routine set of administrative decisions or a reshuffling of positions inside the club. It felt more like the beginning of a new phase inside the Red Castle, one built around reorganizing the house from within ahead of a season that cannot afford further confusion.

After a period filled with questions over the future of the club’s football management, Al Ahly’s Board of Directors, headed by Mahmoud El-Khatib, settled the main features of the sector’s new shape. The decision came based on a vision prepared over the past few days by club vice president Yassin Mansour and Sayed Abdel Hafeez, in a move that clearly shows the administration has decided to handle the file with a comprehensive approach, rather than through limited changes.

The Return of Discipline

The most prominent feature of the new structure was the emergence of Wael Gomaa as football director, a move that carries major significance inside Al Ahly — not only because of the former player’s value and history with the team, but also because this particular role requires a strong personality capable of imposing order inside the dressing room and dealing with the daily pressure surrounding a team that is always expected to compete for trophies.

Choosing Wael Gomaa appears to be a clear message that Al Ahly wants to restore firmness and discipline to the scene, especially after a season that witnessed several fluctuations and raised the need for a strong figure close to the players, while also capable of protecting the club’s principles and traditions.

Mohamed Youssef and the Future File

In another equally important file, Mohamed Youssef’s appointment as head of the youth sector reveals another side of Al Ahly’s new plan. The decision is not just about assigning an administrative role to a figure with technical and managerial experience; it also reflects the club’s desire to rebuild the pathway between the youth teams and the first team in a more organized manner.

Al Ahly understands that the future is not built through signings alone, and that the youth sector needs leadership capable of discovering talents and preparing them early, rather than leaving them disconnected from the first team’s plans. From here, Mohamed Youssef’s mission stands out as one of the most important files in the new structure, because it touches the club’s long-term future.

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Transfers Under New Leadership

Al Ahly also approved the appointment of Essam Serag El-Din as head of the transfers sector, a step that gives this file a clearer shape during the coming period. The team is heading into an important transfer window, and supporters are waiting for reinforcements that can restore balance to the squad and address the gaps that appeared last season.

Having a figure directly responsible for transfers means Al Ahly wants to reduce randomness in its choices and link signings to specific technical needs, especially as the coming period will also witness the settlement of the first team’s new head coach file — a decision that will naturally affect the squad’s shape, departures, and required signings.

Women’s Football and Academies

The restructuring did not stop at the first team and youth sector; it extended to other files within the football system. Shady Mohamed was appointed director of women’s football, while Ahmed Ramadan was named head coach of the first women’s football team, confirming that the club is treating this file as part of its wider sporting project for the coming years.

Abdel Moneim Shatta was also appointed head of the academies sector, while Hisham Hanafy was assigned to supervise football at “Delphi,” with Samer Abdel Rahman appointed as technical director of the football team there. These decisions reflect Al Ahly’s desire to expand its football operation and connect the different sectors under one unified administrative vision.

A New Phase That Cannot Afford Mistakes

What stands out is that these decisions came after days of talk about major changes inside the football sector, including the departure of some figures from their previous roles and the opening of the door to a new administrative model. With the official announcement, it has become clear that Al Ahly is not merely changing names, but is trying to rebuild an entire system — one that starts with the first team and extends to the youth sector, academies, and women’s football.

Supporters may focus on the names, but the real test will be in the working process. The success of the new structure will not be judged by each official’s personal history, but by everyone’s ability to turn decisions into results on the pitch, influential signings, a productive youth sector, and a more disciplined dressing room.

Al Ahly has opened a new page in football management, but it is a page that will not allow much waiting. A club accustomed to judging everything by trophies knows that any administrative project, no matter how strong it looks on paper, will still be required to prove itself quickly before fans who recognize only results.