Final Decision by the Federation on Contracting Walid Regragui to Succeed Conceição

The management of Al-Ittihad has definitively ruled out the idea of hiring Moroccan coach Walid Regragui to take over the leadership of the first team, succeeding Portuguese coach Sérgio Conceição, thus ending the debate that had arisen over this matter in recent days.

Informed sources confirmed that the club's management has not entered into any negotiations with Rekragui, nor has his name been included among the final options proposed for coaching the team, contrary to what has been recently circulated in several media reports.

The sources indicated that the officials of the federation continue to study several other coaching candidates who were nominated in the past period, in preparation for selecting the most suitable coach to lead the team in the upcoming phase.

The club is working on reorganizing its plans in preparation for the new season, with the management eager to build a more competitive team to make up for the recent setbacks it has faced.

The management is prioritizing strengthening the squad during the upcoming summer transfer window, aiming to make new signings that meet the fans' aspirations and support the team's technical needs.

The federation had previously announced the termination of the contractual relationship with Portuguese coach Sérgio Conceição by mutual consent, following a series of unsatisfactory results at both the local and continental levels.