Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg has resigned from his position as president of the Egyptian Referees Committee after only five months in charge.

The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) confirmed on Wednesday it had agreed that the 47-year-old could leave the role.

“The board of directors of the Egyptian Football Association decided, in its emergency meeting today, Wednesday, to accept the resignation of Mr Mark Clattenburg,” the EFA tweeted.

It added that the EFA would be seeking to “preserve the rights of the federation and the consequences of his resignation in accordance with the terms of the concluded contract”.

Clattenburg was this week the subject of criticism from the president of the Zamalek club, Mortada Mansour, on Zamalek’s own TV channel.

Clattenburg was promoted to refereeing Premier League matches in 2004 after three seasons in the Football League.

His final game was in April 2017 as Leicester City won 1-0 at West Brom.

He also took charge of the Euro 2016 final as Portugal beat France 1-0 and the Champions League final, when Real Madrid beat local rivals Atletico, the same year.