The Egyptian football league has been
cancelled because of the security situation
following the military overthrow of the
country's president Mohamed Mursi this
month.
On Tuesday, the Egyptian Football
Association made official the end of the
2012/13 campaign with one round of the
regular season remaining and a four-team
play-off for the title to come.
A statement said the association had
sought support from security officials to
play on but this had been refused.
It is nearly two weeks since the army
removed Mursi in response to mass
demonstrations against him. Seven people
were reported killed on Tuesday after
fighting between Islamist supporters of
Mursi and opponents of the deposed
president and security forces.
It is the second year in succession that the
league has been prematurely brought to an
end.
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