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Media outlets circulated details of a phone call between Essam Abdel-Fattah, head of the referees' committee at the Egyptian Football Association, and international referee Mohamed Maaref, following a controversy that arose after the Al-Ahly versus Zamalek match in the Egyptian Premier League. Maaref confirmed that the conversation he had with Wael Gomaa, Al-Ahly's player and team manager, was limited to a refereeing situation regarding the invalidity of a penalty kick, and he denied any discussion outside the scope of the refereeing issue. The referees' committee requested that officials refrain from commenting on the incident to prevent further controversy, amid increasing criticism of refereeing performance in recent matches.
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