A worker in the media department of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) attacked Algerian Djamel Belmadi, after he spoke about the referees in Africa following the exclusion of the "Desert Warriors" against Cameroon and his failure to qualify for the Qatar World Cup 2022.
Guinean journalist Tano Diallo called for Belmadi to be punished, and stressed that "the rulers will not be safe in Algeria... It is clear that he (Belmadi) incites violence and physical assault... This is unacceptable, scandalous and intolerable."
In an interview with the Algerian Football Federation website, Belmadi described arbitration in Africa as: "Disastrous... When it comes to decisive matches, arbitration in Africa becomes a market."
He explained that "the rulers of Africa are prehistoric rulers. I worked in Europe and Asia, the mistakes of rulers are few there, and we are very far from them."
It is noteworthy that the Algerian Football Federation lodged a protest with the International Football Association "FIFA", about the mistakes committed by referee Gassama in the match, and the Referees Committee will meet in the international body to reveal its decision in this regard.
Cameroon snatched the qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup from Algeria, after defeating it in the last breath of extra time 2-1 in the second leg of the African playoff, to compensate for its loss in Douala with a clean goal.