The Court of Administrative Justice in Cairo on Sunday issued a decision to dismiss Mortada Mansour, president of the rival club Zamalek in the Egyptian Premier League football, from his post after he carried out a judicial sentence of imprisonment for a month.

The Court obliged the Board of Directors to call for the election of a new President.

The court's ruling came after accepting a lawsuit filed by Abdullah George and Hani Shoukry, former Zamalek board members and others, demanding Mansour's dismissal, after he was imprisoned for a month according to the regulations.

The State Commissioners Authority of the Egyptian Administrative Court decided to "suspend the implementation of the negative decision by refraining from the administrative authority (the Ministry of Sports) from issuing its decision to remove the membership of the defendant Mortada Mansour, as chairman of the board of directors of the Zamalek Sports Club, and to exclude him from the board of directors with the consequences of that."

The commission added that Mansoor has the right to appeal the decision.

Mansour had returned to the presidency of Zamalek after his release from prison and the implementation of a judicial ruling to imprison him for a month in the case of insulting and defaming the president of Al-Ahly club Mahmoud Khatib.

The State Commissioners Authority recommended – in a report issued on 30 of last month – the dismissal of the president of Zamalek Club following his imprisonment.