Zamalek financial probe moves to trial after manager's confession and seizure order

Egypt's public funds prosecutors moved the Zamalek Club financial-violations probe to criminal trial after ordering seizure of former player Nader El-Sayed's assets.

• Prosecutors referred the file to criminal trial after a former financial director confessed to irregularities during his tenure.
• Investigators ordered seizure of El-Sayed over about 250,000 dollars he received to settle a dispute with Ghanaian player Benjamin Acheampong.
• Acheampong did not sign the release despite the payment and later won rulings from FIFA and the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
• The probe also covered the return of 30 million Egyptian pounds to terminate midfielder Mohamed Ibrahim's contract.