Before the cannon"26".. Full details of the failure to hold the Al-Ahly and Zamalek matches in Saudi Arabia
Efforts to host the Al-Ahly and Zamalek matches in the Egyptian Football League in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, have failed, according to what was revealed by Zamalek spokesman and head of the Saudi Entertainment Authority, Turki Al-Sheikh.
Ahly holds the title. The record number of league titles is 43, ahead of its rival, Zamalek, which won 14 titles, the last of which was in the 2021-2022 season.
Al-Ahly, the defending champion and African champion, played with Zamalek for third place last season. The first leg will take place on April 15 in a match postponed from the tenth stage, before a second match on June 25.
A Saudi offer in the millions
Saudi Arabia had submitted an offer to host the two matches “for hundreds of millions (of pounds), according to the President of the Egyptian League, Ahmed Diab.
After a comment by Zamalek spokesman Ahmed Salem on Facebook stating that his team “will be present at Cairo Stadium on April 15 to meet the Al-Ahly team,” Al-Sheikh revealed the reasons for the impossibility of holding the two matches in Saudi Arabia, explaining that the laws of the International Federation (FIFA) refuse Play any match in the league outside the continent.
Al-Sheikh responded to Salem, saying on his Facebook account, “Brother speaker, try to take the championship in something else if you cannot take it in “The stadium.”
He added in media statements, in response to allegations that Zamalek refused to play the match in Saudi Arabia, “Zamalek agreed before Al-Ahly to play two matches in Saudi Arabia for a million dollars in addition to accommodation.” ;.
He continued that he inquired from Hani Abu Rida, a member of the FIFA Council, about the legality of hosting the two matches, “but he informed me that FIFA regulations prevent the holding of league matches on another continent.” There is a similar incident regarding a match in the Spanish League between Barcelona and Girona, which was refused to be held in the United States, because the transfer is related only to the presence of political and coercive circumstances.
The two poles of Egyptian football previously met in Saudi Arabia on the eighth of last March in the first Egypt Cup final to be held outside the country, which ended with Al-Ahly crowning the title for the 39th time in its history.
Al-Sheikh explained, “Abu Rida confirmed to me that the condition The Egypt Cup final is different because it is one match and does not affect any other teams.
Abouraida also informed him, according to what he added, of the impossibility of Saudi Arabia hosting Al-Ahly’s African matches “because it is a continental championship.” ;.
Diab: Al-Ahly and Zamalek agreed to play in Saudi Arabia
In turn, Diab said via satellite statements: “We approached Al-Ahly and Zamalek about holding the league summit in Saudi Arabia, and we received official approvals from both parties, and we began the rest of the procedures and steps.” To complete the project.”
He continued, “We have not received a response from FIFA yet regarding the possibility of holding the summit in Saudi Arabia, and if we receive a response, we will not be able to due to time constraints.”< /p>
Al-Ahly occupies tenth place in the league with 17 points, knowing that it has a large number of postponed matches (8 played), while Zamalek is two points behind it in thirteenth place with 15 points (played). 11).
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