Appeal by Egyptian club Al-Masry upheld by The Court of Arbitration
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has partially upheld the appeal filed by the Egyptian club Al-Masry against the Egyptian Football Association in relation to the tragedy of Port-Saïd which occurred in February this year. On 24 April 2012, the EFA Appeal Committee issued a decision in which Al-Masry was sanctioned following incidents which took place during the match between Al-Ahly and Al-Masry on 1 February 2012. Pursuant to such decision, Al-Masry was banned from participating in any EFA events for the season 2012/2013 and was relegated to the second Egyptian league for the season 2013/2014 with fans excluded from attending both home and away matches. Furthermore, Al-Masry was banned from holding any games in its stadium (the Port Said Stadium) for four calendar years.
