Al Ahly SC had  fired French coach Patrice Carteron following Al Ahly’s exit from the Arab Club Championship.

After jumping from the frying pan in the CAF Champions League final loss to Esperance ,Carteron found himself in burning fire after Ahly’s misery  was compounded as the Cairo giants were eliminated from Zayed Champions Cup after a draw with the UAE’s Al-Wasl on Thursday, less than two weeks after losing the African Champions League final to Tunisia’s Esperance in Rades.

After a disappointing 2-2 draw at home in the first-leg against Al-Wasl last month, Ahly desperately needed to win away in the UAE tonight but were held to a 1-1 draw by the Emirati side, exiting the regional tournament on the away goal rule.

The bosses and the fans could not take it any more and the French man who took over from Hossam El-Badry who resigned in a huff in Uganda after his side fell 2-0 to KCCA.

Just after six months Carteron had been fired by a team that was always going to be  a pressure cooker situation.

Carteron record with Al Ahly

21 games in all competitions
winning 12
drawing 5
Lost 3 one of them the Final of the CAF Champions League