Al Ahly might walk away from the Egyptian Premier League because they don't want Egyptian referees calling their match against Zamalek. The big game should happen on Tuesday at 9:30 pm CAT. The team asked officials to push back the game date until they could bring in foreign referees. If league leaders ignore this request and make them play anyway, the Red Devils plan to quit the entire competition.
The club leaders met early Tuesday morning to discuss problems in Egyptian soccer. They discussed how the Egyptian Football Association and Professional Clubs Association can't work together properly. These management failures keep causing crisis after crisis, which upsets Al Ahly's board members. They really wanted foreign officials for the important Cairo Derby game against their rivals.
The team sent many letters asking for outside referees because past games had questionable calls that changed who won. Al Ahly repeatedly requested a complete rebuild of how referees work in Egypt. They even suggested hiring a foreign expert to run the entire referee department. League officials basically ignored everything Al Ahly suggested, which made the famous club trust them even less than before.
The board made three clear decisions during their emergency meeting. First, they demand the match happen later with foreign referees as promised. Second, they'll completely abandon the league if nobody listens to them. Third, board members will keep meeting nonstop to watch what happens next and decide what to do. Al Ahly feels strongly that unfair refereeing hurts true competition.
The club leaders met early Tuesday morning to discuss problems in Egyptian soccer. They discussed how the Egyptian Football Association and Professional Clubs Association can't work together properly. These management failures keep causing crisis after crisis, which upsets Al Ahly's board members. They really wanted foreign officials for the important Cairo Derby game against their rivals.
The team sent many letters asking for outside referees because past games had questionable calls that changed who won. Al Ahly repeatedly requested a complete rebuild of how referees work in Egypt. They even suggested hiring a foreign expert to run the entire referee department. League officials basically ignored everything Al Ahly suggested, which made the famous club trust them even less than before.
The board made three clear decisions during their emergency meeting. First, they demand the match happen later with foreign referees as promised. Second, they'll completely abandon the league if nobody listens to them. Third, board members will keep meeting nonstop to watch what happens next and decide what to do. Al Ahly feels strongly that unfair refereeing hurts true competition.
