Egypt are in search for their eighth continental title as the Pharaohs will clash with hosts Cameroon in the semi-final of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday.

Ahead of the game, CAF announced Bakary Gassama as the match official. A choice against which Egyptian Football Association (EFA) officially protest.

EFA member Ehab El-Komy supports their complaint stating that the referee made mistakes in previous games he officiated with Egypt national team or Egyptian clubs participating.

As a result the EFA officially protested against the CAF decision, declaring that Gassama is not a trustworthy referee.

El-Komy addressed the topic saying that “Not only have we protested against Gassama’s selection, but we also sent CAF a CD showing major refereeing mistakes in our game against Morocco.

“There were more than 12 refereeing mistakes in the Morocco game. And Gassama has been a part of multiple unfortunate events involving both the Egyptian national team and Egyptian clubs.

“Gassama is not trustworthy. And the media should put pressure on CAF because of his selection.

“Victor Gomez or the Guatemalan referee who was mentioned earlier were more worthy of officiating this game.

“As the EFA, things of that sort worry us, especially after Eto’o earlier said that it’s a war and with the leaks claiming that Salah tested positive for COVID-19.

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“Thank God the official test results were negative, all the private labs refused to let us do swab tests.

“It’s a football game between two great nations. We were hoping a football star like Eto’o would call for high morals, a football game could spread love and friendship.”