Egyptian club Zamalek president Mortada Mansour revealed that he obtained documents dating back to 1996, during which his club will file a lawsuit against the Confederation of African Football Confederation "KAF" to restore the white castle's right to obtain the title of "Century Club", which went 20 years ago to rival Al-Ahly Club.
Mortada Mansour told Al-Zamalek channel yesterday, Sunday, "We currently have documents from 1996 proving that Zamalek came first when the club was chosen, which will get the title of the Horn of Africa Club, while Al-Ahly came fourth," noting that "the battle that we are fighting during the current time with the African Union I am not with Al-Ahly. "
The Zamalek Club raised the signs of the "Real Century Club" on its walls during the past days before it was sent down to delete the Confederation of African Football Confederation in order to avoid legal questions related to trademarks, and then returned it with its logo only and wrote on it: "Zamalek Club, the real century club with achievements and championships (9 tournaments) It is not patronage and courtesy (7 tournaments), in reference to his right to the title compared to the number of tournaments he crowned in the past century by obtaining nine tournaments compared to seven for Al-Ahly.
Murtada Mansour said: "The Century Club banner will continue for generations to come ... Sometimes a person does not get his right to the law and he is forced to obtain it in practice."
Zamalek club said in a statement on its official website yesterday, Sunday: "The club has put the banners after responding to the appeal of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to remove the union logo from the sign, and this step comes within the measures taken by the Zamalek club board to obtain its rights. Legitimate title of Club of the twentieth century on the continent of Africa, after the team crowned nine continental titles more than any other team.
The statement added: "The Zamalek Club Board of Directors decided to form a quad committee headed by Counselor Ahmed Jalal Ibrahim, and with the membership of Ismail Youssef, Hani Zada, Ismail Youssef and Ahmed Murtada Mansour in order to prepare a complete file with documents on the right of Zamalek in the title of the Club of the Twentieth Century in Africa, and the Zamalek Club Board seeks Under the chairmanship of Counselor Mortada Mansour, to restore the club and its fans' right to the title of the Club of the Horn of Africa, given that the club is the most achieving of the continental championships in the twentieth century.