Sadiki sees how football has been reduced into a political game and the game of football into politics of populism.
Football in Egypt faces fractured future
Professional football season is suspended, but some fear the halt may do more harm than good.
Published On 5 Feb 2012
Hundreds of al-Ahly football fans have been gathering at their team’s Cairo headquarters to remember those killed during Wednesday’s stadium disaster.
All professional football has been suspended in Egypt as an investigation into the violence in Port Said gets underway. Some fear that cancelling the season will do more harm than good.
Al Jazeera’s Andy Richardson reports from Cairo.
Source: Al Jazeera
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