After five months, Mark Clattenburg leaves his position as Egypt’s referees manager

After only five months in office, former Premier League official Mark Clattenburg has resigned as the head of the Egyptian Referees Committee.

On Wednesday, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) declared that it had approved the 47-year-departure old’s from the position.

The Egyptian Football Association’s board of directors decided to accept Mr. Mark Clattenburg’s resignation during its emergency meeting on Wednesday, the EFA tweeted.

The EFA would also work to “preserve the rights of the federation and the repercussions of his resignation in accordance with the provisions of the signed contract,” the statement continued.

Mortada Mansour, the president of the Zamalek club, criticized Clattenburg this week on Zamalek’s own TV channel.

After three seasons in the Football League, Clattenburg was promoted to refereeing games in the Premier League in 2004.

The Egypt FA held an emergency meeting to decide whether to accept Clattenburg’s resignation after it was made public on Tuesday evening. They have now completed this.

His reasons for leaving will undoubtedly be discussed, but he has only been in the position for five months.

It is undoubtedly accurate to say that Clattenburg has faced criticism from Zamalek President Mortada Mansour at least somewhat since his arrival in Egypt as the chairman of the nation’s referees’ committee.

Along with their fierce city rivals Al-Ahly, Zamalek is one of the two most well-known and strong clubs in Egypt. They have a TV channel of their own, and Mansour frequently appears on it.

In the past few weeks, Mansour has become more critical of Clattenburg and has made accusations that are personal in character.

Zamalek’s league performance has declined concurrently with Mansour’s attacks becoming more intense, which culminated in a loss to Al-Ahly on Saturday.