Former international referee, Egyptian Gamal Al-Ghandour, explained the arbitration cases witnessed in the first national team’s confrontation against its Burkinabé counterpart in the second round of the Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025.
The Greens won with an unanswered goal, scored by captain Riyad Mahrez via a penalty kick in the first half.
The national team officially qualified for the quarter-finals, after earning the sixth point, which secured it first place in Group Five.
Evaluation of the match referee
Gamal Al-Ghandour explained, during a video clip published by the WINWIN Sports platform, that Ghanaian referee Daniel Laria made several mistakes when managing the confrontation between the Greens and Burkina Faso.
Burkinabe midfielder Singari Gustavo deserved to be expelled after his violent intervention on Joan Hajjam, who left the field of Prince Moulay Hassan Stadium in Rabat early, according to what Al-Ghandour spoke about.
Al-Masry wondered why Laria was shown the yellow card despite his resort to video technology.
Al-Ghandour acknowledged the validity of the penalty kick announced in favor of Algeria, which resulted in the winning goal, after the Burkinabé player’s foot touched Rayan Ait Nouri’s leg.
Ismail Bennacer did not commit a foul on Bertrand Traoré at the start of the match, so Al-Ghandour denied the possibility of a penalty kick and supported referee Laria’s decision.
The harsh and repeated interventions by the Burkinabe players stopped Jamal Al-Ghandour, who pointed out that referee Laria avoided warning them in many cases during the first half.
A new condition was applied, created by the FIFA Arbitration Committee regulations, for the leadership of Italian Pierluigi Collina, for the first time, in the 35th edition of the African Cup of Nations.
The slowness of Algerian goalkeeper Luca Zidane caused the resumption of play during the second half, and referee Laria announced a corner kick in favor of the opponent.
The goalkeepers must complete the game within eight seconds, otherwise a corner kick will be awarded to the opponent, in order to avoid wasting time.
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