Egypt complained they suffered a bus assault and alleged Mohamed Salah confronted racist abuse earlier than their chaotic World Cup play-off defeat in Senegal.
The protest got here earlier than kick-off at Stade Abdoulaye Wade, the place Senegal avenged a 1-0 first-leg defeat with victory by the identical margin, earlier than successful a controversial penalty shoot-out.
When it got here right down to spot-kicks, Egypt’s gamers had lasers pointed in direction of them by house followers, a possible distraction as three visiting gamers, together with Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, didn’t convert.
That allowed Senegal to win 3-1 within the shoot-out, with Salah’s club-mate Sadio Mane netting the successful strike.
It had been a difficult day for Egypt even earlier than the sport started, with footage posted by their nationwide soccer affiliation indicating the workforce bus had been struck by missiles on its technique to the stadium, which is located a brief distance exterior Dakar.
One window was shattered, whereas proof posted on social media by Egyptian authorities confirmed an apparently cracked windscreen and a rock that had been thrown into the car.
The Egyptian FA (EFA) additionally posted an image from contained in the stadium of a banner studying “F*** YOU SALAH”.
The EFA stated in a press release: “Egypt information an official grievance in opposition to Senegal because of the assault and the racist banners.
“The Egyptian workforce was subjected to racism after offensive banners appeared within the stadium stands for the gamers, particularly Mohamed Salah, the workforce chief. This was documented with footage and movies that had been hooked up to the grievance.”
Egyptian media stated the grievance had been filed to CAF – the African confederation – and world governing physique FIFA.