On Friday, Jose Manuel Ferreira de Morais, the Portuguese coach of Sepahan, announced that he had converted to Islam. During the post-match conference of the Hazfi Cup, Sepahan’s coach announced his conversion to Islam. Sepahan had just defeated Abipooshan Jonoub 2-1 in Ahvaz. Football stars namely, Franck Ribery, Clarence Seedorf, Nicolas Anelka, and Paul Pogba had previously converted to Islam. The Christian coach is going to marry a girl from Tehran who is a theater actress Morais, 59, was named top-flight side Sepahan head coach in June 2022.