The Egyptian Basketball Federation, led by Amr El-Mishalhy, held an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss the crisis caused by the withdrawal of the Al-Ittihad (Alexandria) club from the match against Al-Ahly. As a result, Al-Ahly was declared the winner in the league for the 2025/2026 season. However, the joy of victory quickly turned into tension and chaos when one of the Al-Ittihad players threw the ball towards the Al-Ahly players. The withdrawal of Al-Ittihad sparked a major controversy in the Egyptian sports community, especially after the unfortunate events witnessed in the match between the youth teams of the two clubs. The beginning of the tension: a match for under-18s ignites the atmosphere. The Youth and Sports Hall in October 6 City hosted a match for under-18s between Al-Ahly and Al-Ittihad (Alexandria), which ended with a 65-53 victory for Al-Ahly.
