Gaafar, who has just recently left Tersana, is among a number of names tipped to succeed Emad Soliman at the Ismaili bench.

Soliman resigned after the end of last season, despite leading the Dervishes to the CAF Champions League after winning second place.

Meanwhile, Ismaili are set to load off trio Tamer Abdul-Halim, Rami Adel and Mohamed Al-Etrawi, who is linked with former club Ghazl Mahalla.