Cairo: «The Gulf»
The Ismaili club’s board of directors issued a statement declaring its “categorically rejecting what the referee of the arena Mohamed Al-Sabahi and his assistant staff committed in the team’s match once morest Al-Ahly, the most important of which is calculating a penalty kick whose validity is questionable according to the testimony of arbitration experts and directly affected the outcome of the match. A deserved win.
Al-Ismaili stressed that he absolutely does not accept what happened in the aforementioned match, and will not allow the club’s rights to be infringed, and called on the Football Association and the Association of Clubs to take all necessary measures in accordance with the laws and regulations in force in this regard to protect the rights of the club and its large fans and achieve the justice required for the football system, and to conduct An urgent investigation with a refereeing team, taking deterrent measures to ensure that such crude mistakes are not repeated, and reconsidering the participation of such referees in managing upcoming matches to achieve the principle of equal opportunities for all.
“If all of the above is not taken, the council affirms that it reserves its right to escalate, which is not to continue in the preparatory tournament, in order to preserve the club’s rights,” the statement said.
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