“Saleh signed a one-and-a-half-year contract,” Hodoud assistant manager Abou-Taleb Al-Essawi told FilGoal.com.

“I think he will be a great addition to our squad, but that doesn’t mean any undermining to our first-choice keeper Ali Farag.”

Saleh takes advantage of the Egyptian Premier League rule that enables Palestinians to be registered as local players rather than foreigners.

The 30-year-old was once Ahli’s first-choice guardian, but couldn’t cement his position between the posts during Manuel Jose’s second stint two seasons ago.