Security procedures taken at Borg el-Arab Stadium for Al Ahly clash

CAIRO – 22 October 2017: Security measures have been taken for the coming match between Al Ahly and Etoile du Sahel for the second leg of the CAF Champions League semifinal at Borg el-Arab Stadium, Alexandria, on Sunday.

Around 50,000 tickets have been sold in the past week for the match, and a huge turnout of fans are expected to attend.


Fans in Borg El Arab stadium from Al Ahly vs Etoile du Sahel match, Egypt Today

Security forces are spread out across all roads to the stadium, and at its entrances to prevent any kind of chaos.

At the same time, the Ministry of Health has set a health insurance plan for the match, the spokesman of the Ministry of Health and Population Khalid Mujahid said in a statement on Sunday.

Around 25 well-equipped ambulances inside and outside the stadium are on standby for the match and civil clinics have been established with all necessary medical equipment in the stadium, added Mujahid.

Public hospitals, especially in Amereya and Borg el-Arab, have been preparing and doctors in all medical specializations will be available in these hospitals.