Imprisonment of the referee of the Egyptian Al-Ahly and Moroccan Raja match in the African Champions League!

The Congolese authorities arrested Olivier Savary, the assistant referee in the refereeing team responsible for managing the match between Al-Ahly of Egypt and Raja of Morocco in the quarter-finals of the African Champions League.

And Egyptian media quoted the Congolese "footrdc" website that referee Olivier Savary was arrested after insulting a judge in the Congo.

It is noteworthy that arbitration in the brown continent is witnessing wholesale criticism, and its mistakes have increased, even in the presence of the "mouse" video technology.

For his part, Al-Ahly club stated on its official website that a Congolese judge, Sami Mwamba, filed a complaint against Olivier Savary Kabini, and the latter was transferred to the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Jumbi Elba Court.

He pointed out that Olivier Savary insulted the judge, who in turn ordered the arrest of the Congolese judge in a police station in the city of Kinshasa and his transfer to Makala Central Prison.

He continued, "It is possible that this legal tragedy will have repercussions on the rest of Safari's career. He may already miss the upcoming, scheduled in Cairo, for the African Champions League competitions."

He continued: "Worse, this criminal record, if confirmed, may lead to the marginalization of his role by the Confederation of African Football, depending on the conditions of eligibility, morals, a decent life and morals."

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