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Zamalek threatens to withdraw against Al-Ahly from the Egyptian Super match in the Emirates.. Who is the alternative?

April 27, 2023

Strong news was reported in the past few hours about the possibility of the Zamalek team to participate in the Egyptian Super Summit against Al-Ahly, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates next May 5, according to the newspaper. "Egyptian today" local.

According to Egyptian media, Zamalek’s threat to withdraw is due to protest against not stopping the player Mahmoud Kahraba, the Al-Ahly player, and because of the choice of Egyptian referees to manage the match.

The roots of this crisis go back to the decision of the Disciplinary Committee to punish the player Kahraba, the player of the Al-Ahly Club of Egypt, by suspending 12 local matches and fining him one million Egyptian pounds, a decision that was suspended after Al-Ahly submitted a petition about this penalty, and therefore the player has the right to participate in matches until a decision is made. Punishment order and petition.

Zamalek also demands that the task of managing the meeting be assigned to a foreign arbitration team.

Zamalek is participating in the Super League as the champion of the Egyptian Premier League and Al-Ahly, the holder of the Egypt Cup title, last season 2021-2022.

According to a newspaper "Egyptian today"The regulations stipulate that the runner-up of the league participates in the event of the withdrawal of the champion in front of the team crowned with the Egypt Cup.

In the event that Zamalek withdraws, Pyramids will play against Al-Ahly for the Egyptian Super title.

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Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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