 In January 2009, El Sayed agreed to move to Tersana to help the team avoid relegation to the second division.El Sayed scored 2 goals for Tersana by the end of that season, but the club was eventually relegated.El Sayed announced that he would transfer to another team; however, when his transfer to either El Geish or El-Entag El-Harby did not materialize, he decided to retire.