Al Ahly part company with head coach Jess Thorup after underwhelming campaign

[p]The club ‌said Thorup had [b]“signed a settlement agreement ‌after receiving his full ⁠dues ‌in line with his contract ​terms”[/b].[/p][p]Thorup, 56, was appointed in October ​on a two-and-a-half-year deal following the exit of ⁠Spaniard ​Jose Riveiro.[/p][embed guid="2bc6e9af-236b-438b-8b2d-85555c83c30c" url="https://x.com/AlAhly/status/2062578059828396057" social-type="twitter" /][p]He guided [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-ahly/EPsYDm4A/"]Al Ahly[/a] to the Egyptian Super Cup title with ‌a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/al-ahly-EPsYDm4A/al-masry-4b8hBolT/?mid=dt2GfdWp"]2-0 victory[/a] over arch-rivals [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/zamalek/Qk0VR4IS/"]Zamalek[/a], but results tailed off in the latter stages of the campaign.[/p][p]Al-Ahly finished third in the league, missing out on ‌a place in next ​season’s African Champions League ‌and settling for Confederation Cup qualification. They were also eliminated in the quarter-finals of ⁠the ⁠continent’s ‌premier club competition.[/p]