CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) awarded Mahalla a 2-0 win after the club s defeat to Gouna in the Egyptian Premier League was overturned.
Gouna s 1-0 victory over Mahalla was overturned as a result of the ineligibility of Hussein Ali s participation.
Midfielder Ali featured for Gouna against Mahalla, although he should have served an automatic suspension for collecting three yellow cards in as many games.
Upon gaining extra three points, Mahalla leapfrogged into 10th place with 14 points.
Zamalek lie 13th in the league table
Similarly, Zamalek, who are now 13th with 11 points, called on the EFA to replay their game with Harras Hodoud or award them a win.
Hodoud forward Ahmed Eid played the whole 90 minutes and scored an opener to help his side beat the White Knights 2-1 on Thursday, whereas he should have been suspended.
The talented front-man was sent off in the dying minutes of Hodoud s 2-0 defeat to Arab Contractors on November 25th for his inappropriate conduct.
The FA s rules stipulate that such a dismissal should result in a two-match ban; However, Eid was suspended for a single match.
A decision is yet to be made on this issue.
