A Cairo misdemeanours court sentenced in absentia 12 members of Ahly's hardcore supporters, Ultras Ahlawy, to five years in prison on charges of blocking a road in October while protesting against the arrest of other members in earlier clashes with police, Al-Ahram's Arabic website reported.

The clashes had erupted as the fan group attempted to storm a Cairo International Airport terminal on 13 October in order to receive the Egyptian giants' handball team upon its return from Tunisia, where it lost in the African Cup final.

The prosecution has also accused those sentenced of illegal gathering and vandalism.