When Ahly, Egypt's most professionally run club, opted to play it safe with their hardcore fan group, they looked shrewder than nemesis Zamalek.
Zamalek hardcore fans 'Ultras White Knights' retracted their decision to attend Saturday's African Champions League game at Cairo's Petrosport Stadium.
Their experience with security forces and organisational power has made the ultras a political force in Egypt since the start of the revolution in 2011.
Appeal court rules activities of Ultras fan groups illegal. Ultras Ahlawy. Riot policemen take their positions in front of fans of Egypt's...
Recently banned by court order, Egypts Ultras football fan groups have been conspicuously quiet of late For Ultras members, however,...
An African Champions League clash between Cairo rivals Ahly and Zamalek could be disrupted by fans determined to defy a crowd ban in the Red...
Controversial Egyptian lawyer Mortada Mansour calls for disbanding all Ultras football groups, seeks court order. Ultras Ahlawy. Fans wave...
The Ultras White Knights announcement comes a few weeks after the Ultras Ahlawy group took the same decision.
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Organized ultra fan groups (not formal political parties) such as Ultras Ahlawy (Al Ahly fans) and Ultras White Knights (Zamalek fans) became politically significant during and after 2011. These youth-led fan groups participated in protests, provided street-level organization/security, and politicized stadium culture. They are decentralized and locally organized rather than centralized movements with single leaders.
