JAKARTA - The Egyptian national team protested against the laser shooting at their player, Mohamed Salah, when they faced Senegal in the second leg of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualification in the African zone.
The laser shot incident occurred when the Egyptian players including Salah were about to execute a penalty. However, the disturbance from the Senegal fans apparently had occurred before the match entered a high-fives fight.
This laser beam action then got the attention of the team. Although they did not discuss any specifics, the Egyptian FA confirmed they had lodged a complaint regarding the atmosphere at the stadium.
"The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has lodged a formal complaint against Senegal, match observers, security officials, CAF and FIFA, prior to the start of the match between the two teams," the EFA statement said.
"The Egyptian team was subjected to racism after the appearance of offensive banners in the stands aimed at the players, in particular Mohamed Salah," the statement continued.
Not only laser attacks, the EFA also said that Senegal supporters also carried out a number of terrors against their team. There was even an act of throwing stones at a player's bus which caused injuries.
"Moreover, Senegalese fans terrorized the Egyptian players by throwing bottles and stones at them during the warm-up, as well as attacking the Egyptian team bus, which caused the glass to shatter and some injuries, which are documented with pictures and videos attached to the complaint," explained the statement.
Apart from that incident, this Senegal vs Egypt duel ended with the score 3-1 for the hosts' advantage at Stade Leopold Sedar Senghor.
The match had to be decided on penalties after Senegal had been leading 1-0 for 120 minutes. The advantage that makes the aggregate of the two teams is as strong as 1-1 because in the first leg Egypt won 1-0.
This defeat made the Egyptian national team certainly failed to advance to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as well as making them lose to Senegal for the second time in a row in a crucial moment. This defeat also made Egypt have to part with their coach, Carlos Queiroz.
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