Mahmoud El Khatib, Al Ahly president, Khaled Mortagy, the club's treasurer, Hossam Ghaly, the board member, Sayed Abdelhafiz, the club's football director, and Hanan El Ziny, the club's licensing and regulations director, held a conference meeting with officials from the CAF, EFA, and the FIFA on Sunday. 

During the meeting, Al Ahly's representatives requested from the three parties to collaborate to resolve the clash of dates between the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup.

Furthermore, EFA's, CAF's and FIFA's representatives affirmed that the issue will be resolved to secure equality among the participating teams in the competition.