The head of the Egyptian football association has reportedly notified FIFA about the harassment and intimidation they suffered at the hands of Senegal in the second leg of their World Cup playoffs and has therefore in request to have the match replayed.
According to a report reinforced by GOAL, Egypt’s team bus was left with a smashed windscreen after fans threw objects at the vehicle before its arrival at Senegal’s new 50,000 capacity stadium while their main star was targeted by lasers from the stands as he stepped up to take his decisive penalty in the shootout, which he ultimately blazed over the bar.
To this end, Gamal Allam, the head of the Egyptian FA has said given the bizarre circumstances leading to their loss, they want the match to be replayed without delay.
“Hani Abu Rida, Hassan Mustafa and the Egyptian officials in the African and International Federations must intervene to support the Egyptian team,” Allam said, as quoted by Youm7 Sport.
“I am on my way to Qatar to attend the FIFA Congress on Thursday afternoon. We asked to meet FIFA President Gianni Infantino as well as Patrice Motsepe, President of the Confederation of African Football.
“We asked for a replay of the match because the match was held in a strange atmosphere, and if we had lost in normal circumstances, we would have congratulated Senegal.
“We will present what happened to the disciplinary committee in the Federation and await a response. There are many things that happened with us in the match. Our players were attacked.
“Mohamed Salah had the most share of the Senegalese fans’ attack on him, which tried to intimidate the players as well, and we asked that the board of directors be on the bench of the match but they refused.”
SOURCE: www.Ghgossip.com
