The 50-year-old kicked off his managerial career last summer when he took over at Ahli, following the departure of the legendary Manuel Jose.

For around six years under Jose, arguably Ahli's all-time best coach, the Red Devils rejoiced in a blaze of glory and record-breaking triumphs domestically and continently.

When the Portuguese decided to leave the club, the Cairo giants' supporters moaned for a while about his exit and then started to wonder who could emulate his feats.

And so, it was no surprise that his successor came under scrutiny by the media and fans when he took the helm.

Al-Badri, who was Jose's right-hand man, took up the job after former Zamalek coach Nelo Vingada backed out of his deal with Ahli.

No one had any idea what kind of manager Al-Badri would make, even so; everybody was certain that he was no match for Jose.

Jose has a wealth of coaching experience, having worked with more than ten outfits over three decades, which clearly reflected on the Egyptian champions during his tenure.

Al-Badri, on the other hand, is just a green coach who has a long way to go, but this fact was barely taken into consideration by pundits and Ahli's fervent fans while assessing him.

After Al-Badri's appointment, people wanted to know if he would turn out to be a competent manager but more importantly, whether he's good enough to manage the most decorated African team.

Despite his shortcomings as a beginner, Al-Badri showed potential in the 2009-2010 season.

One of his best decisions was injecting new blood into Ahli's squad by promoting a host of youngsters. Some of them are quite promising such as Ahmed Shokri, Shehab Ahmed and Afrotto.

The inexperienced coach also tried to develop Ahli's playing style by employing a 4-4-2 formation instead of the traditional 3-5-2.

To some extent, the new strategy increased the team's firepower and improved their fluency, even though the implementation wasn't always proper.

He has unquestionably put in some significant efforts but is he able to replicate the success that Jose's Ahli had?

The league triumph cannot be perceived to be a testament to his ability to lead the high-profile team, seeing that there weren't really any sides consistently vying for the title.

The qualification for the CAF Champions League group stage wasn't commendable either, as it was secured after Ahli struggled to overturn a two-goal deficit in a controversial tie with minnows Ittihad of Libya.

Ahli haven't lost in any competition so far under Al-Badri's guidance but have been clearly stuttering over the past months.

Practically speaking, the former assistant coach has been establishing himself as a boss and as such, Ahli were negatively affected.

For instance, one of Al-Badri's faults was regularly playing winger Ahmed Ali, a product of Ahli's youth system, despite his poor form. It eventually took a toll on the team.

Al-Badri also aggravated the goalkeeping problem, which has started since Essam Al-Hadari's notorious exit, when he decided to bench Ahmed Adel and play Sherif Ekrami instead.

Adel was standing regularly between the sticks and was pretty reliable, but his form plummeted after Ekrami became Al-Badri's first choice. The latter goalie was far from convincing.

Ahli faced other problems throughout the season thanks to Al-Badri's managerial immaturity; problems that could cost the team dearly in the advanced stages of the Champions League or the Egyptian Cup.

Now after Al-Badri earned a one-year contract extension, the same questions are asked once again but this time the answers are obvious.

Is he a good manager? Yes, given that he has been a head coach for less than a year.

Is he good enough to be in charge of Ahli? No, the six-time African champions' tactician has to be of a much higher caliber if they are to maintain their dominance on the Dark Continent.