Al Ahly’s board of directors decided to appeal against the decisions of the Egyptian Football Association's Disciplinary and Ethics Committee regarding the consequences of the Cairo Youth Derby. 

Following the game, which was held at Al Ahly's ground on Sunday, Zamalek’s youth players insulted Al Ahly Sporting Club, its board members, the club’s former president, and Al Ahly fans. 

Al Ahly's board believes that the committee's penalties are not really proportional to the actions of Zamalek's youth players and will not prevent them from repeating this unacceptable behavior against Al Ahly, the club leaders, and fans; as those players are used to doing these intolerable actions and they were not deterred by the previous penalties. 

Additionally, Al Ahly believe that imposing fines on the players won't put an end to such behavior as their actions go against the ethics of the game and portray a bad role model for the youth and will trigger troubles between football fans. 

Finally, Al Ahly’s board firmly rejects the EFA’s statement which suspended the penalties after Zamalek's appeal as it contradicts article no. (16) of the disciplinary regulations, which states that the penalties must be implemented by the date of their announcement. 

The appealing committee of the EFA is the only body that is authorized to suspend, abolish or reduce penalties according to the regulations. Also, the committee must begin considering the appeal 10 days after receiving it.