Tawfiq Al-Sayed: The absence of video technology saved Al-Ahly against Mazembe… and Mahmoud Ashour was suspended "Disastrous decision"
Tawfiq Al-Sayyid, the former international referee, confirmed that he is not against any club at all and analyzes refereeing errors according to his vision and convictions and in accordance with the laws of the game of football, indicating that it is unacceptable to question his vision or say that he is biased towards any party.
He said in statements on the Box to Box program broadcast on etc satellite: “Mahmoud Al-Banna awarded the same game as the second goal for Zamalek against Al-Ahly as a direct free kick on the second day of the summit match, and there were other opinions that were… I disagreed with me, and Vitor Pereira, the head of the referees’ committee himself, confirmed his view that the ball might not be awarded 50%.”
He added: “I mentioned that Karim Nedved deserved to be sent off.” And I am upset with some of the officials who criticized what I mentioned regarding the Al-Ahly and Zamalek meeting.
Tawfiq Al-Sayyid touched on the events that accompanied the Al-Ahly and Mazembe meeting and the disruption of video technology, and commented, saying: “ Al-Ahly and the rest of our clubs must not close their eyes to what the African Union and the Referees Committee are doing. The Al-Ahly and Esperance match was previously held in the 2018 final without video technology, and we must have “soft power.” Within CAF.
He added: “The Mazembe team is always famous for disrupting video technology, and CAF must make decisions regarding This team and its stadium, and there are some club presidents who are stronger than CAF and have great influence.”
He continued: “There was a questionable play against Mohamed Abdel Moneim because of a handball inside the penalty area.” However, the mouse technology malfunctioned and prevented it from working. The ball was not watched or reviewed well, and Al-Ahly was saved from a high possibility of a penalty being awarded against it. This may be Mazembe’s penalty for not operating the technology, and what is happening inside the continent is bad for the tournament, as well as what happened in the Confederation because of a shirt. Moroccan club Nahdet Berkane.
He continued: “The Burundian referee stated that the video technology was disrupted for 70 minutes, and Al-Ahly is supposed to take action in anticipation of what might happen in the future.” The arena referee had to notify the two teams on the field that the VAR had been broken, and these matters confirm the bad faith of the Mazembe president, especially since these incidents have been repeated many times, and I hope that CAF will address its mistakes.
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