Stop Mohamed Salah strangely and provocatively .. "Your card?!"

Egyptian goalkeeper Mohamed Abu Gabal revealed many crises faced by the Pharaohs during the participation in the African Nations Championship, which was concluded recently in Cameroon and resulted in the crowning of the Senegalese team for the first time in its history after beating Egypt 4-2 on penalties (original and extra time 0-0).

Abu Jabal said in statements to MBC Egypt that the Gambian referee Bakari Gassama, who managed the Egypt-Cameroon match, tried in various ways to provoke us, and one of the funniest behind-the-scenes positions was that he came to check the players and stopped Mohamed Salah in front of him for more than three minutes to make sure that he was Mohamed Salah through the identification card. his own, does Mohamed Salah need to make sure that he is Mohamed Salah and you are standing in front of him?

Referee Bakari Gassama sparked widespread controversy with his refereeing decisions in the tournament and the match between Egypt and Cameroon, which prompted the Egyptians to criticize him at length when he learned that he would run the match.

Abu Jabal added: "Gasama threatened us before the match that any member of the technical staff who would object would be expelled. But we were able not to help him implement what he wanted to achieve."

Regarding the secret of the dialogue that took place between him and referee Gassama after the Cameroon match, Abu Jabal said: “Gasama did not want to announce Egypt’s victory against Cameroon, so I asked him why he did not announce the end of the match. Last".

It is noteworthy that Egypt defeated Cameroon on penalties after difficult circumstances, and reached the final against Senegal before losing the title with kicks as well.

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