CAIRO: The Egyptian national side had to change their Thursday training session venue from the Arab Naval Academy to Semouha Stadium.

The Pharaohs Wednesday training was marred by clashes between sections of the attending fans, who took their fight to the pitch.

Players and technical staff were forced to halt their session and interfere to end the fight.

Assistant coach Hamada Sedki told FilGoal.com that the team arranged for their Thursday training to be held at Alexandria Stadium.

Meanwhile, striker Emad Meteb trained with the team on Thursday after his arrival from Saudi Arabia where he plays for Ittihad.

Egypt s Alexandria training camp is part of the squad s preparation for the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Zambia on Sunday in Cairo.