The Egyptian FA (EFA) have made eight new amendments to their regulations. This includes changes in the foreign players allowed in the Egyptian Premier League.

The EFA board met on Monday morning along with representatives from each Egyptian Premier League team.

Egypt’s football governing body announced the following eight decisions, following the meeting:

Only five foreign players will be allowed per team, no matter the position.

The winter registration period will only be in January.

Youth teams will participate in the same divisions as their respective senior teams.
The creation of the Professional Players’ Association will be postponed.

Clubs have requested the implementation of a new system instead of VAR, as it tends to crash.

The EFA president, Ahmed Megahed, said that he plans on ending the league in mid-July. But due to the presence of only 4 cars that transport the VAR system, each game week has to be played throughout three days.

The EFA might also change the current sporting merit clause that negatively affects some teams.

The EFA is awaiting the decision of the Crisis Committee regarding the youth competitions, to discuss how to protect the youngsters of the Federation was raised to the Ministry of Youth and Sports.