Emirates chairman pardons Zamalek trio after court sentences them to one month in prison

:The President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan pardoned Zamalek players Mostafa Shalaby and Nabil Emad and the Egyptian club’s sports director Abdel Wahed El Sayed, who were sentenced to one month in prison for assault during a match in the UAE. Emirates News agency (WAM) said on Tuesday.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Abu Dhabi Criminal Court handed down prison sentences and a fine of 200,000 dirhams ($55,000) after three men were involved in a fight with a stadium organizer at the Al Nahyan ground during this month’s Egyptian Super Cup semi-final. Abu Dhabi.

Zamalek beat Pyramids 5-4 in a penalty shootout on 20 October.

“The President pardons those accused in the events at a football match that brought together Egyptian clubs Zamalek and Pyramids in Abu Dhabi, citing brotherly relations between the Emirates and Egypt,” WAM said in a report published in X. he said.

The Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports had previously said on its Facebook page: “The Egyptian state is ending the Zamalek triad crisis in a few hours.”

“With full respect for the legal frameworks and based on the historical relations between the two brother countries Egypt and Turkey, it is expected that the complete end of the crisis and the return of the players will be announced in the coming hours. Emirates.”