Al Ahly coach Manuel Jose has moaned about the lack of intelligence reports from the Egyptian embassy in Lusaka on Zesco United whom they face at Trade Fair Grounds in Ndola on Saturday.
The record six time Caf club cup champions visit Zesco in the first leg of the two sides Caf Champions League second round game on April 23.
“Unfortunately the reaction of the Egyptian embassy was completely opposite to what we expected,” Jose told filgoal.com.
“They didn’t even reply to us. Maybe they support Zamalek and don’t like us!
“All the embassies we dealt with before used to help us with info about the team and even about hotels, food or anything about the respective country.
“They refused to help us but they’re actually aren’t helping Egypt. Now we’ll have to play against a team that we know nothing about so far.”
The Portuguese-born former Angola coach has returned for a third spell with Al Ahly after winning four Champions League titles with them in 2001, 2005, 2006 and 2008 plus runner-up finish in 2007.
Next weekend’s meeting will be first between Al Ahly and Zesco in Caf club cup competition.
No Zambian club has ever eliminated an Egyptian team from Caf club cup competition.
i am confident zesco will carry the day.lets go zesco lets go.
What a dull coach!
Manuel jose can never be dull. He was merely expressing his feelings