Ahmed Soliman Breaks Silence: Inside Zamalek’s Controversial Boardroom and the Leaks Scandal

Inside Zamalek’s Boardroom

Ahmed Soliman, a member of Zamalek’s board, drops major revelations about the club’s leadership and how football decisions are made. He says the corridors of the White Castle are not living up to the fans’ hopes, calling the current situation unacceptable and the lack of coordination alarming.

Soliman, breaking his long silence in dramatic television statements, described what happens behind the club’s doors as unacceptable and out of order. He criticized the way critical moves are handled, arguing that important decisions are being processed away from the official channels and often leaked to the public through media and social platforms before any formal announcements.

He expressed deep frustration at the marginalization of his role and the roles of most board members in making pivotal football decisions. He said he had guarded club secrets out of respect for the fans, but the moment decisions reach the public domain via news sites or platforms like Clubhouse before an official release, it signals a dangerous collapse of institutional coordination within the club.

“I was stunned earlier by the appointment of a coach, and I learned of his arrival only after he took charge,” he added. The same pattern repeated for other football files, despite him being one of the core members overseeing the team’s affairs, which he said undermined the chain of command.

He continued, noting that leaks had reached a fever pitch when he read the formation of the new technical staff and a name was posted on the club’s official site without a proper board meeting or consultation. He even tried to alert the board through Abdullah George, the board’s adviser, emphasizing the need to respect administrative hierarchy, but to no avail.

The revelations did not stop there. Soliman said recent technical decisions surprised most board members, including himself, such as a decision to field a junior squad against Sohag, or a decision to travel for support to Borg El Arab despite his strong reservations. He insisted he acted in the club’s best interest, even if it meant stepping into a controversial arena to stand behind the team.

Soliman then launched a pointed critique of electronic committees that smear his image and monitor his movements—even during private trips—calling these covert battles the primary reason the club continues to slump. He pledged to unveil all facts with names and documents once his term ends and to restore the club’s reputation by laying out the truth publicly.

“I’ve endured more than a person can bear, and I will not stay silent any longer about insults to my history at Maṭ Aqba.”

Punchline time: If boardroom drama were a transfer window, I’d be selling popcorn by the dozen. And if clarity were a tactic, this club would qualify for the league’s draft—complete with soundtrack and subtitles for the executives who still read in hieroglyphics.