Masress : BREAKING: Port Said's Masry banned for two seasons after football disaster

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BREAKING: Port Said's Masry banned for two seasons after football disaster
Masry club hit with a two-season ban following Egypt's worst football disaster which left 74 fans dead and scores injured on the first of February

Hatem Maher Published in Ahram Online on 23 - 03 - 2012

Port Said-based club Masry were banned for two seasons on Friday following last month's disaster which sent shockwaves across Egypt, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced.
The EFA also revealed that Port Said Stadium, which witnessed the deadly clashes between the die-hard supporters of Masry and Ahly, would be closed for three years.
At least 74 fans died and hundreds injured when thousands of Masry fans stormed the pitch to confront Ahly's visiting contingent following the end of an ill-tempered Egyptian Premier League game on the first of February.
The EFA said in a statement that Masry's football activities would be suspended for the 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons. The club will be reinstated to the Premier League in the 2013/14 season.
However, given that this season's league competition was called off in the wake of the tragedy, Masry will effectively miss only one season, a punishment which enraged Cairo giants Ahly who deemed it too lenient.
Egypt's most popular side said their board of directors will hold an emergency meeting on Monday “to discuss the EFA's decisions and take the appropriate measures which would preserve the rights of the club and their fans”.
More details to follow.
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