The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has suspended its decision to lift a crowd ban in league games after clashes between Zamalek's fans and security forces left at least 22 dead on Sunday. Zamalek's hardcore fans clashed with Egyptian police before a Premier League game against ENPPI in the deadliest football-related incident since the infamous Port Said disaster three years ago. "The association's board has decided to suspend the decision to allow fans back to the stands following Sunday's tragic events," the EFA said in a statement. Police used tear gas to disperse members of the Ultras White Knights in front of Cairo's Air Defence Stadium, an army-owned venue, a few hours before Zamalek played ENPPI in a top-of-the-table clash. The Egyptian interior ministry said the clashes occurred after Ultras White Knights members tried to attend the game without buying tickets. A league crowd ban that has been in place since the 2012 Port Said tragedy, which left over 70 Ahly fans dead, was partially lifted as authorities said they would gradually allow fans to return to the stands. Media reports said that the interior ministry had demanded that the EFA postpone the league indefinitely. (For more sports news andupdates, followAhramOnlineSportson Twitter at@AO_Sportsand onFacebookatAhramOnlineSports.) http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/122553.aspx