Head of refereeing committee Essam Abdel-Fattah has said that referees are too afraid to officiate Zamalek’s matches.
After recent controversy caused by Zamalek chairman, Mortada Mansour, due his side’s 1-0 loss to Misr El-Maqassa; head of refereeing committee Essam Abdel-Fattah has talked to the press and commented on the match’s choice of referee.
Gehad Greisha who is arguably considered one of the continent’s best referees and a candidate to officiate in World Cup failed to award a penalty for Zamalek during the match and has attracted much criticism from Mortada Mansour.
Essam Abdel-Fattah explained the reasoning behind choosing Greisha saying: “Referees are afraid to officiate Zamalek’s matches, that’s why Greisha was chosen as he was mentally prepared.
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“No referee ever means to make mistakes and these errors of judgement happen all across the world in different leagues.”
The decision not to award Zamalek a penalty has caused massive controversy with Mortada Mansour threatening to withdraw from the league. Abdel-Fattah since then has admitted that the decision was a mistake and expressed his dismay at the call.
Abdel-Fattah has also talked about criticism directed towards referees saying: “We won’t accept insults to be made towards referees who are being used as an excuse as they are always considered the weak link in the footballing society.”
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