Zamalek and Misr el-Makasa’s long standing dispute finally comes to an end

CAIRO – 18 April 2017: Egyptian football arena lately witnessed a great deal of clamor on the disputed Misr el-Makasa and Zamalek postponed game, which the latter refused to play and has been subjected to sanctions by the Egyptian Football association. Here’s everything you need to know about the hassle going on.

Earlier in March, Zamalek and Misr el-Makasa league encounter spiraled into a huge deal of controversy after Al-Zamalek had denied of a flagrant penalty, causing the game to end 1-0 in favor of el-Makasa in the first fixture.

In response, Zamalek SC’s president Mortada Mansour consistently kept threatening to withdraw from the competition unless the game will not be replayed, which has been completely rejected by the EFA board and Zamalek did not withdraw from the competition.

EFA’s Competitions’ Committee has indefinitely delayed the second-fixture match before it settled its decision to hold the game on Sunday 15 April at 7:00 pm CLT.

Mortada Mansour came forward to request delaying the game, citing security agencies will be busy securing Copts’ celebrations during Easter and lashed out at EFA board members in media outlets, stressing that he will not play the game if EFA decided not to delay it.

Misr el-Makassa and Zamalek’s chairmen filed a joint request to the EFA to change the time of the game.

EFA said that neither party has the authority to set a playing time on its own.

Zamalek SC announced its withdrawal from the postponed match and didn't show up for the game, while Misr el-Makasa was present in its full squad.

Sources in the EAF completions committee announced el-Makasa victory over Zamalek 2-0 and sanction it with a fine of EGP200 thousands and a loss of three A-League competition points.