"Orabi met with military production minister Sayed Meshaal and agreed an extendable one-season contract," board member Hamdi Labib told FilGoal.com.

"The new boss should determine the new signings soon in order to bolster the squad ahead of the new the season."

Production secured their first top-flight promotion in the summer of 2009 and relatively proved their worth in the Egyptian Premier League last season, having finished in seventh place.

Orabi was in charge of lower division outfit GASCO.