Mostafa Shalaby and Nabil Emad were involved in a heated dispute with officers at the stadium following Zamalek’s penalty shootout victory over Pyramids FC on Sunday.

It is unclear how the incident began, but video footage shows an altercation between the players and security personnel.

Shalaby and Emad, along with football director Abdel-Wahed El Sayed, were summoned to a police station in Abu Dhabi early on Monday and have not yet been released.

"An urgent meeting is now taking place between Hussein Labib, the club's president, Hossam El Mandouh, the treasurer, and the head of the mission, to discuss not completing the Egyptian Super Cup and returning to Cairo as soon as possible due to the inappropriate atmosphere and unbearable pressure the delegation is exposed to,” club spokesman Ahmed Salem said in a statement on Tuesday.

"The head of the board and the head of the delegation have been at the police station since early morning due to the officials’ decision to detain the players," he added.

According to Egyptian media reports, Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhy and the Egyptian ambassador in Abu Dhabi are holding talks to resolve the situation and prevent further escalation.

Zamalek are scheduled to play Ahly, who beat Ceramica Cleopatra 2-1, on Thursday in the Final.