Victim of a gross arbitration error against Al Ahly, RCA seizes CAF and FIFA
The Raja of Casablanca does not intend to let it go. Victim of a gross refereeing error during the first leg of the Africa LDC quarter-finals against Al Ahly, the Casablanca club decided to turn to CAF and FIFA to open an investigation.
In a press release, Raja de Casablanca denounces an “unworthy, deceptive and shameful manipulation of the VAR protocol”, as well as a “physical attack” by the player’s assistant referee Mohamed Azrida, who was grabbed by the throat and pushed back by the first.
The club points out that the player Mohamed Azrida was also “attacked” by an Egyptian player who violently tackled him in the legs, which “should normally have been sanctioned by a red card”, the action which could “cost dearly to the player’s career.
“We ask you to open, as a matter of urgency, an investigation into the scandalous refereeing during this match and to personally ensure that the values of equal opportunities and sporting fair play are scrupulously respected during the next meeting »wrote the Greens, signed by the name of its president, Anis Mahfoud.
🟢Raja Club Athletic sends strong statement to @CAF_Online and @FIFAcom following poor referring during first leg of #TotalEnergiesCAFCL quarter final match against Al Ahly SC pic.twitter.com/JQVs6ULGPq
— Raja Club Athletic (@RCAofficiel) April 17, 2022
As a reminder, during Al Ahly’s victory (2-1) against Raja Casablanca in the quarter-final first leg of the CAF Champions League on Saturday April 16, a gross refereeing error marred the match and the match. tipped in favor of the Egyptian club.
Indeed, the Congolese referee Jean Jacques Ndala whistled a more than doubtful penalty in the 11th minute, after the ball first hit the thigh, before touching the left hand of Rajaoui midfielder Mohammed Makhaazi.
In addition to these decisions, the Rajaouis castigate the attitude of referee Jean-Jacques Ndala, who can be seen grabbing Mohamed Zrida by the neck in several photos.
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