The Alexandria-based club will visit highflying Al-Gaish on Sunday, before clashing with relegation rivals Suez Cement next week.

An Ittihad board member, who preferred not to mention his name, claimed that Salah's sacking will be the 'price of not winning' the Cement game.

Ittihad are second from bottom with seven points from 11 games, one point ahead of rock bottom Cement, who will meet Baladeya on Monday.