Al Ahly supporters are still in shock over relegation to the first division and in light of this scene, some of them are still Yemeni with the decision to speed up the activation of the decision to increase the number of clubs to 18 clubs starting next season.
Earlier, the Football Association announced that the number of clubs in the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Cup Professional League will be increased to 18 teams starting from the 2023/2024 season.
The owners of these wishes justify that the decision to increase has already been made, it only needs to be postponed by just one season for Al Ahly to remain in the professional league, sympathizing with its great history and the fan base that the club enjoys, in addition to the fact that Al-Ahli is present in the Professional League retains the highest marketing value of the competition in the Asian continent.
The Saudi Arabian Professional League has a marketing value of €331.78m according to the dedicated Transfer Market website, with Al Hilal leading the team with the highest marketing value with €60.78m, followed by Al Nasr » with 53.71 million euros, then Al Ittihad with 28.73 million euros, then Al Ahly with 25 million euros.
Al Ahli’s relegation means the league’s marketing value is lost €25m.
On the other hand, Al-Ahly president Majid al-Nafi’i said in his first media appearance since his team’s relegation to the first division under the Action with Waleed program that the Yellow League is difficult and should be well prepared .
Al-Ahly’s administration is currently in talks with Tunisian Fathi Al-Jabal to lead the team next season in the first division.
Management sees him as the best fit at this stage as he previously worked with Al Ahly and the manager is looking for a big club to return to the spotlight with him in the Saudi Arabian league.
