President of the National Council of Sports Hassan Saqr extended the stay of the temporary Ismaili board for one more year. The governor of Ismailia Abdul-Gelil Al-Fakharani announced to filgoal.com that he gave his recommendation for Saqr after asking many experts inside and outside of the club who all voted for the stay of the current board under the presidency of Yehia Koumi. The latter was appointed in May 2006 for a one year mandate but Saqr decided to extend it to 2008 to boost the club financial situation and secure more stability at the time being. Al-Fakharani also revealed that the elections will take place next year.