CAIRO: Zamalek s de facto football director Ibrahim Hassan admitted that he had every intention to harm Police Union assistant coach Mohamed Ibrahim. The White Knights 1-1 draw with Police on Wednesday was followed by a severe scuffle when some players clashed with each other. Hassan wrecked havoc on the pitch too. While head coach Hossam Hassan was trying to contain the situation, his twin brother was busy trying to beat the Police official. The former Egypt international claimed that Ibrahim had made inappropriate gestures towards Zamalek fans, and that s why he punched him. Hassan also stressed that the assistant coach wouldn t have left the stadium if he had laid his hands on him. I would like to say to the (Egyptian FA s) competition committee that if I had laid my hands on Mohamed Ibrahim, he wouldn t have left the stadium, Hassan told Modern TV. I was out of control because I couldn t settle the score after he insulted me and Zamalek s fans. What he did was outrageous. Compensation Hassan, who s already suspended for five years, was banned by the Egyptian FA from attending Zamalek s games for the rest of the season. When asked about his new punishment, he said: This is absurd and illegal. I hope they make a mistake and fax me this sanction. I could receive a huge amount of money in compensation. The 43-year-old was handed a five-year ban in 2009 when he was Masri s football director, after he assaulted the referee and the fourth official at Algeria s JSM Bejaia. Hassan was consequently dismissed by Masri and had to settle for an unofficial role at Zamalek this season.
