[16][17] Finally, Ahmed was able to improve the team's results and continue to play in the Premier League, and his contract was renewed for a second season.

[27] In May 2015, Al-Naft's management chose Ahmed as coach to correct the situation of its football team, because the club had not done well last season, and finished the season in penultimate place in the standings, as they were going through difficult financial difficulties, and they wanted to rely on local young players and build a young, competitive team.

[30] Before the end of the season, the club management was quick to renew the contract of Ahmed and the assistant coaching staff due to the success he achieved.

[37] Things did not go well this season, due to the many injuries among the players, and the team's results declined, as it failed to win in the last seven matches, ranking seventh, so the club management decided to terminate the coach's contract in March 2019.

[42] Due to the good results he achieved in the rounds played in the previous season, in which the team did not lose, the club management decided to renew coach Ahmed's contract.

[43][44] But Ahmed decided to resign from coaching the team in late December 2020 due to his salary not being paid by the club management for 5 months.

[55] The team was all young, and their number was very small, only 16 players, due to FIFA banning Al-Minaa from signing contracts.

Ahmed considered that this situation represented a difficult challenge for any coach, but he win in his first match, and was able to energize the players and change their bad psychological state.