CAIRO, Feb 25 (Aswat Masriya) - Egypt's cabinet decided on Wednesday to establish a committee to arrange the resumption of the Egyptian Premier League in almost three weeks, yet without spectators.

The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) had announced on February 9 the indefinite suspension of all football activity after 19 were killed in deadly violence involving football fans and security forces the night before.

The cabinet established on Wednesday a committee from the ministries of interior and youth and sports and the EFA to arrange the restoration of the league after a 40-day long mourning period elapses.

On February 8, violence broke out ahead of a game between the Enppi and Zamalek football clubs, leaving at least 19 people dead.

While the ministry of interior says large numbers of Zamalek fans attempted to storm the stadium, the ultras group says the police "initiated firing teargas towards fans" outside the stadium.   

This was the first football game for Zamalek club where fans were allowed to attend, since February 2012.

On February 1, 2012 over 70 football fans were killed inside a stadium in Port Said, following a football game.

In December 2014, the Interior Ministry said it will allow football fans to attend the second leg games of the Egyptian Premier League, but with a maximum of 10,000 fans in games played in Cairo and Alexandria.