Libyan Al-Ahli Benghazi defender signs for Egypt’s Ittihad of Alexandria

Egypt’s Premier League side Ittihad of Alexandria have officially confirmed the signing of Libyan defender Ahmed Shalaby on a three-year deal as part of their summer transfer market campaign.

Shalaby has joined Ittihad on a permanent transfer coming from Libya’s Al-Ahli Benghazi.

Al-Ahli Benghazi was coached by current coach of the Alexandria-based team Talaat Youssef.

Shalaby has a handful amount of games with the Libyan national team and is expected to be a beneficial addition to the team.

The 25-year-old is the latest addition to the Ittihad team who had an important campaign of reinforcements for the team.