Egyptian Premier League heavyweights Ahli, Zamalek and Ismaili voiced dissatisfaction over the new procedures for securing games. Clubs are now responsible for securing their league matches as the police are only to take on a supervisory role this season, the Egyptian FA announced. The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent a letter Friday to the FA, informing the football governing body of the new policy and procedures to secure league matches. Zamalek and Ismaili were the first to sound disgruntlement with the decision, saying it's hard for clubs to provide acceptable security measures at stadiums. Later on, Ahli's football director Sayed Abdul-Hafiz echoed their sentiments. "It's really hard for a club to secure stadiums during matches, we don't have this kind of expertise in Egypt," Abdul-Hafiz told FilGoal.com. "The circumstances the country is witnessing these days don't help us apply such a suggestion too. "This is not our job … I hope the Ministry of Internal Affairs takes its natural role." The league has been stopped since the 25-January Revolution, which resulted in the overthrow of ex-president Hosni Mubarak on 11 February. The competition was set to be cancelled after thousands of Zamalek's fans invaded the Cairo Stadium pitch in the dying minutes of a Champions League game with Club Africain on 2 April. The massive free-for-all saw several Africain players and Algerian referee Mohamed Maknouz assaulted. Security personnel were quite helpless amid the turmoil. However, the Egyptian authorities eventually gave the FA the green light to restart the league on Wednesday. Security fears mounted in the wake of fierce clashes between demonstrators and army forces in Tahrir Square, with thousands of Egyptians calling for the fulfillment of the revolution unmet demands. At least one was killed in the bloody incidents. Egyptian FA officials are to meet with clubs' representatives Sunday in order to discuss the new security procedures.
