The Interior Ministry is ready to provide security for the football league matches that are scheduled to begin on 17 October, an official security source said on Thursday. The ministry said the league could resume play following the implementation of certain specified security and safety requirements at all stadiums.
Sporting clubs suffered great losses when the league’s activities were stopped last year following the Port Said stadium massacre that took the lives of 74 Ahly fans, known as ultras. Egyptian courts are still trying 73 defendants in the case.
The Ahly Club Ultras oppose resuming play before those responsible for the massacre are punished, and have interrupted the team’s training sessions several times.
Edited translation from MENA
