Ghazl Mahalla have no place to train as they consider playing home games away from the city after their league opener with Masri was marred by violence on Friday. With Mahalla trailing by goals, the home fans turned against their own team, insulting players and throwing objects incessantly onto the pitch, thus forcing the referee to halt play for around 15 minutes. While an FA sanction is inevitable, the Mahalla management is looking for alternatives for the upcoming phase of the season. “We are considering a suggestion from the FA to play our home games away from Mahalla for the rest of the first half of the league,” Mahalla football director Abdul-Sattar Ali said. “The team cannot train on the city's main ground at the moment and players have been given a break until our next match. I don't want to get hurt or see the fans' hands reach the players. “There is no safety in Mahalla.” After the 3-0 defeat to Masri , a board member has been severely injured as angry fans rushed into his office near the club to pour their rage upon him. Al-Nahi staying Meanwhile, Mahalla manager Salah Al-Nahi refused to succumb to the angry fans' calls for his departure during the riots. “I will not resign as long as the board is backing me,” he said. “This is no sport. There is no safety in training the players and we will have to look elsewhere to work away from the hooligans of this city.”
