Football’s world governing body Fifa has installed a new committee to run the game in Egypt, after the sudden resignation of the previous board.
President Hani Abou Rida and the other members of the Egypt Football Association (EFA) quit in the immediate aftermath of the country’s exit from this year’s Africa Cup of Nations, which they were hosting.
The new members still have to go through a Fifa background check, but will start work immediately.
The decision was announced late on Tuesday, and fills a vacuum left by the sudden departure of the previous board. Read more