Federation Oman Replys To Threaten Indonesian Citizens About Attack On Referee Ahmed Al Kaf On Social Media

JAKARTA - The Oman Football Federation (OFA) has criticized Indonesians who attacked their referee, Ahmed Al Kaf, on social media.

OFA officially uploaded their statement on Instagram @omanfa on Monday, October 14, 2024. In that official statement, OFA said that the Indonesian national team supporters' attacks on social media were out of context.

"The Association of Football Oman strongly condemns the baseless attacks and the use of threatening and intimidating language against international referees Oman, Ahmed Al-Kaf, and his assistants after the match between Bahrain's national team and his Indonesian counterpart in the Asian Zone World Cup Qualifiers."

"We affirm absolute rejection of behavior beyond that context by a number of fans and some related parties, warning of the consequences of behavior beyond that context, emphasizing Oman's staff commitments throughout their honorable history to the highest level," the OFA statement said.

Furthermore, OFA also defended referee Ahmed Al Kaf for being eligible to become an elite Asian referee.

In addition, OFA asked FIFA and AFC to protect Ahmed Al Kaf and his assistant who led the Bahrain vs Indonesia match.

"Professionalism and implementing the highest level of transparency, integrity, and impartiality in accordance with international standards. This is what makes them eligible to become elite Asian referees."

"The Oman Football Association calls on FIFA and AFC to assume their responsibilities in accordance with applicable regulations and regulations to protect referees and ensure their safety and security. We affirm that we are moving forward in coordination with relevant authorities to achieve the same goal."

"The oman Football Association once again pledged to continue to support the Oman referee team led by international referee Ahmed Al Kaf, confident in their competence, praised their level, and hoped for success in their continental and international careers," the statement said. FROMA again.

Previously, it was known that referee Ahmed Al Kaf caused a number of controversies in the Bahrain vs Indonesia match on October 10, 2024.

Indonesia's victory in sight disappeared because Bahrain could equalize to 2-2 in the 90+9 minute.

In fact, the fourth official referee agreed with Ahmed Al Kaf that the injury time was only six minutes.

The controversy over Bahrain's second goal also angered not only players and officials, but all Indonesian national team supporters.

Indonesian netizens immediately stormed Ahmed Al Kaf's Instagram accounts, AFC, and the Bahrain Football Federation (BFA). They called the AFC a conspiracy to match the fixing.

Meanwhile, the upload of the official statement of the Oman Football Federation was also immediately flooded with comments from Indonesian netizens. The hashtag #AFCMafia was also crowded.