CAIRO —
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has filed an official complaint against
its Senegalese counterpart for violent and “racist” fan behavior, according to
a statement released Wednesday.
اضافة اعلان
On Tuesday, the Pharoahs missed out on a place in
the Qatar World Cup to Senegal at the Diamniadio Olympic Stadium in Dakar,
which held a 50,000-strong crowd of Senegal supporters.
According to the
EFA’s statement, “the Egyptian team was subjected to racism as crowds held up
offensive banners in the stands, particularly against team captain Mohamed
Salah”.
The complaint also
cites players being pelted with water bottles and stones during their warm-up.
Photos released by
the EFA show broken windows on the bus carrying the players, banners of insults
against Salah, and Senegal supporters making profane gestures at the players.
Along with the
official complaint, social media in Egypt has been flooded with photos of
Liverpool striker Salah’s face obscured by a barrage of green laser pointers as
he took a botched penalty.
Many Egyptian fans have
blamed Salah’s wayward spot-kick on the lasers, though others have pointed out
Egypt supporters often use the same tactic against visiting teams in Cairo.
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