Egypt’s Premier League, a popular professional league for Egyptian clubs, is due to start on September with ensured fan attendance. According to Ahram Online, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has announced that fans will be allowed to attend matches once more according to stadium capacity. This decision is yet to be confirmed by Egypt’s security apparatus; however, judging from the successful and stable fan participation during the African Cup of Nations held in Egypt, the plans to allow regular fan attendance are expected to proceed forward. “We will work with a system similar to Tazkarti that was used in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations,” stated EFA Competitions Committee Amer Hussien. “It’s difficult to use the VAR system in the coming edition of the Egyptian Premier League due to its high cost,” Hussien said. Tazkarti, an Egyptian online market place, was praised by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi at the National Youth Conference held July 30 and 31, 2019 in the New Administrative Capital. The system required for fans to enter personal data and information from their national identification card to be able to register their attendance to matches…
Egyptian Premiere League Matches Start in September With Fan Attendance
August 4, 2019
