The Dissolution of the Egyptian Football Association's Board of Directors

Analysis

On 27 March 2016, the Egyptian National Supreme Administrative Court, Conseil d'Etat, confirmed the dissolution of the Egyptian Football Association's (EFA) Board of Directors in its decision in case number 24259 for the Supreme judicial year 61.

This article looks at the reasons for this decision and its implications.

Background

The issue that led to the decision of the Court arose from a dispute regarding elections that were held in 2012 for appointments to the Board of Directors of EFA, the governing body for football in Egypt, for the period 2012 - 2016.