Tensions have erupted within Egyptian football as Zamalek board member Amr Adham launched a scathing attack on the Egyptian Professional Clubs Association, criticising Article 63 of the new 2025–2026 league regulations.
In a strongly worded post on his official account on X (formerly Twitter), Adham expressed outrage at what he described as an infringement on clubs’ legal rights.
“Hehāt, the signs of passion are not hidden… The guilty one nearly cried, ‘Take me!’” he wrote, quoting a famous line of Arabic poetry to open his critique.
Adham continued, “This verse came to mind when I read Article 63 of the upcoming season’s league regulations issued by the Professional Clubs Association.”
According to Adham, the article in question “violates a fundamental right of the clubs — the ability to object or appeal decisions through judicial committees — by asserting that decisions made by the league association are final.
” He argued this stands in clear contradiction to the Egyptian Constitution, which guarantees the right to litigation, as well as FIFA regulations that allow parties affected by FIFA decisions to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
“The article also grants the league association exclusive authority to define ‘force majeure’ and ‘exceptional circumstances,’ even though both Egyptian and international laws have long defined these terms based on three key elements: the occurrence of the event with or without human intervention, its unpredictability, and the inability of parties to control its consequences,” he added.
Adham warned that the new rule threatens transparency and legal fairness, and could signal a dangerous trend in the management of Egyptian football. “We are moving from bad to worse,” he concluded.
The controversy is expected to fuel further debate among clubs ahead of the 2025–2026 season, with growing calls for revisions to the regulation.
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