The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced on Wednesday that the 17th round of the Egyptian Premier League would be delayed for an indefinite period due to security concerns.
”We are surprised by the move; we have no choice but to postpone the round,” Mazen Marzouq, head of EFA’s competitions committee, said in televised statements on Wednesday.
Marzouq admitted that the decision had been taken after the Ultras – hardcore fans of Cairo’s Ahly and Zamalek football clubs – threatened to attend matches scheduled for this week despite an official crowd ban.
On Tuesday, the Ultras White Knights, ardent Zamalek supporters, warned Egyptian authorities that they would “retaliate” if the crowd ban was not lifted within 48 hours.
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