Zamalek board asks players for another month to pay overdue wages

Zamalek's players will have to wait a little longer for their money. A source inside the Egyptian club says the board has asked the first-team squad for extra time, until next month, to pay overdue dues.

The board had earlier promised to close the file this month. The club's financial crisis got in the way, the source said.

Management is now working to raise the cash it needs. Foreign players are reportedly at the top of the list, to avoid any escalation and keep the dressing room calm.

On the pitch, the coaching staff has settled on two friendlies, on 15 and 18 November. The aim is to give as many players as possible some minutes and check their fitness before the league games against Gouna and Africain.

There is also some tension off the pitch. The source says the technical staff are angry about reports that new Egyptian names could join the assistant coaching team. It is still unclear whether those moves are real.