Ahly football team director Juan Carlos Garrido expressed deep sorrow for what happened at the Air Defense Stadium during a match between Zamalek and ENPPI on Sunday evening, saying it was a new massacre.
Garrido added in a statement on Twitter, "What happened was a very great tragedy to Egyptian football and to (football) fans in general."
"What happened was impossible and unbelievable, and I feel the incident was brutal and terrible and eliminated the beautiful meaning and sportsmanship of football," he added.
Garrido went on to express his condolences to the families of the deceased and their friends.
The Ultras Ahlawy also expressed sincere condolences to the fans of the Zamalek Club and announced its members would not attend any matches during the current league over the incident.
The Ahly ultras also released a statement that read, "The 2012 league was canceled over the bloodshed of Al-Ahly (fans) martyrs. Today in 2015 martyrs fall from Zamalek, and their only mistake was in supporting their team."
The Ultras Devils in turn expressed regret over the incident and deprecated the Interior Ministry. It announced solidarity with Zamalek fans to regain the rights of its martyrs. The Ultras Devils said they would not attend the match scheduled between the Al-Ahly and Wadi Degla teams.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
