Record African champions Al Ahly have announced the appointment of Swiss manager Marcel Koller as the club’s new head coach on a two-year contract.This is after the club parted ways with Portuguese tactician Ricardo Soares who had spent just two months in charge of Al Ahly after replacing South African maestro Pitso Mosimane.“We are delighted to announce that the Swiss manager Marcel Koller will be our new manager for the next two years. The coach will arrive in Cairo on Saturday with his three assistants to start his mission with the Red Eagles,” the club said.Marcel Koller, Welcome to Al Ahly 🦅#WelcomeKoller pic.twitter.com/fBvctXiicY— Al Ahly SC 🇬🇧 (@AlAhlyEnglish) September 9, 2022 Mosimane had left the club after their CAF Champions League defeat against Wydad Casablanca back in May 2022 leading to Soares’ appointment.During his reign, the manager failed to keep the club in the Egyptian Premier League title race as they lost out on the trophy for another year to arch-rivals Zamalek.They also conceded second place to Pyramids FC and finished outside the top two for the first time since the 1991/92 season consequently leading to his dismissal.##NAJAVA_MECA_6633075##The 62 year old Coller has previously managed the Austrian national team and Swiss top flight side FC Basel.He started his managerial career back in 1997 with Swiss club FC Wil, who he led to Promotion, before going to St. Gallen in 1999.Koller enjoyed huge success with Gallen as just one year later the club won its first-ever league title for almost 100 years while also knocking out Chelsea in the UEFHowever, Koller did find success with VfL Bochum as he led the team to the Bundesliga and was at the helm of the club for four years between 2005 to 2009, before being sacked.Former Football administrator Twaha Mabarak protests Nick Mwendwa’s return to FKFTwo years later, he was appointed as the Austrian national team manager and under his guidance, Austria qualified for the Euros for the first time by the qualifying groups and reached its highest position ever (10th) in the FIFA World Rankings.A Cup as Koller was voted Swiss manager of the year 2000.This was followed by short spells at Grasshoppers and then in Germany with Bundesliga outfit 1. FC Köln, where he was credited for discovering Lukas Podolski.
