Hollmann's assisting staff was sacked by the club board following the 3-1 loss to Olympic on Sunday, and Al-Sheshini was approached to succeed former assistant Tarek Yehia.

"I asked the club board if they could wait until I end my TV commentating contract with Modern Sport," Al-Sheshini told FilGoal.com on Thursday.

"However, they wanted someone who can start the job immediately and that wasn’t possible for me."

Moemen Soliman was chosen as the club's new assistant; part of a new staff led by former coach Ahmed Refaat as director of football.