Ibrahim was suspended for five years when he was Masri's football director after a flush of anger saw him assault the referee and the fourth official at Algeria's JSM Bejaia in 2008.

But in some way, he occupied the same role at Zamalek this season, shortly after his twin brother Hossam was installed as the Cairo outfit manager.

It wasn't clear how Ibrahim defied world governing body (FIFA) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after both sides upheld his ban, which was imposed by the Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF).

Much as his presence at Zamalek wasn't recognized de jure by the Egyptian FA, Ibrahim took many responsibilities inside the club, even more than what a football director would usually handle.

For a while people stopped asking whether or not Ibrahim is eligible to be in the Egyptian football scene, but he snapped once again to cast light on himself and further complicate things.

The 43-year-old, who's renowned for his fiery temper and gratuitous violence, thumped Police Union assistant coach Mohamed Ibrahim in the face after the final whistle of a league match.

Apart from a full-scale fight, Ibrahim was also caught by TV cameras while trying to lock up a host of referees in their dressing room by placing a bench in front of the door!

A day later, the Egyptian FA announced that Ibrahim has been banned from spectating Zamalek's games for the remainder of the season.

So in simple words, Ibrahim, already banned by FIFA, was suspended yet again by the EFA after he illegally took up a Zamalek job!

The EFA is solely to blame for such a bizarre saga.

The so-called football association turned a blind eye to Ibrahim's ban when he settled for an unofficial Zamalek post, without considering the possible consequences of his unbearable short fuse.

Ibrahim's outburst in Algeria seemed to be a sort of temporary insanity, and with a long history of misbehavior he's expected to fly off the handle at any time.

What's even worse is that the former Egypt defender feels proud of his misconduct and usually brags about his tendency to settle the score his own way.

Since the man doesn't abide by any rules, the EFA should be glad if he complied with his second suspension and didn't try to attend Zamalek's games forcefully.

The EFA would have simply avoided the ongoing farce if it had rightfully prevented Ibrahim from taking a de facto role at Zamalek.