An incredible penalty was whistled and validated by the VAR, during the clash Al Ahly-Raja Casablanca, Saturday in the African Champions League. The controversy has swelled ever since.
In the quarter-final first leg of the C1, two of the biggest clubs on the continent faced each other. And if the Egyptians won the first leg (2-1), this success was marred by a huge error.
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At the 10and minute of play, while the score was still 0-0, the referee of the match, the Congolese Jean-Jacques Ndala, was called by the VAR truck for a contentious situation. After viewing, he awarded a penalty to Al Ahly by showing a gesture of the arm, under the dumbfounded gaze of the players of the Moroccan formation.
Except that this hand is non-existent. Indeed, it was with the leg, and more precisely with the tibia, that a Moroccan defender pushed the ball away. But the referee remained on this incredible error decided by his colleagues from the video.
The penalty was converted by Amr El Solia. Al Ahly then scored a second goal through Hussein El Shahat. Moroccans Raja Casablanca, who played shorthanded for the last half hour, closed the gap through Mohamed Zrida. The return match will take place in Morocco on Saturday.