Egyptian ref suspended over fake VAR scandal

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A referee successful a second-tier Egyptian football league has been suspended aft helium utilized a fan's mobile telephone to disallow a 90th infinitesimal equaliser.

From a escaped kick, Al-Nasr appeared to people an equalising extremity from a header but absorption players and officials surrounded the referee, seemingly appealing for a handball.

At this point, referee Mohamed Farouk made the bonzer determination to usage a fan's telephone to ticker a signaling and disallow the goal.

There is nary VAR successful the second-tier, and truthful nary regularisation that would let referees to ticker fan's recordings to marque decisions.

After the match, the officials were surrounded by information unit and constabulary to support them from aggravated supporters.

In a statement, the Egyptian Football Association said the referees committee had suspended the full refereeing unit from that crippled for an "indefinite period".

"The unit includes [Farouk], the 2 assistants, and the 4th referee," the connection said.

"It was besides decided to unfastened a broad probe into the incidental erstwhile Farouk, the referee of the match, utilized a mobile telephone to reappraisal 1 of the footage of the match, which was held successful the caller Suez Stadium."

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