Petrol Assiut appoints Reda Shehata as head coach

Petrol Assiut has signed Reda Shehata as head coach of the first football team, succeeding Ahmed Abdel Maqsoud.

• Ahmed Abdel Maqsoud resigned after Petrol Assiut's 1-0 loss to Zamalek in the seventh round.
• The club announced the assistant staff, including Abu El-Magd Mostafa as general coach and Mahmoud Fathi as goalkeeper coach.
• Shehata returns to coaching after leaving Kahrabaa Ismailia at the end of last season.
• Petrol Assiut, 16th with five points, faces El Gouna on Friday at Borg El Arab Stadium in the eighth round.