Zamalek Chairman Mamduh Abbas has unveiled the details of coach Hassan Shehata's departure from the club.

“I was pretty sure that Shehata was capable of bringing success to Zamalek. He is the only manager ever supported with up to LE85 million to fulfil all his needs with the squad," Abbas said in an interview with the club magazine and official website.

The one year he spent at Zamalek was not really enough for the 62-year-old coach to accomplish success because the season was cancelled in the wake of Port Said disaster that left over 70 dead.

"Shehata even asked to release players he asked to buy, like Hassan Hamdy, Karim El-Hassan, Razak, Ahmed Hosam 'Mido', Ahmed Gafar and Amr Zaki," Abbas said.

The country’s most successful coach, Shehata, who led Egypt to three African Cup of Nations trophies, left the Cairo giants in July after complications with some players like Mahmoud Abdel-Razek ‘Shikabala’, and failing to qualify for the CAF Champions League semifinal.

"After a meeting with Shehata at his home, we agreed that his resignation would be for the good of all parties," Abbas revealed.

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