Egyptian Football Association president Gamal Allam has revealed a request has been made for the World Cup qualifier against Senegal to be replayed.
Just weeks after the dramatic Africa Cup of Nations final between two of the biggest heavyweights in the African game, both sides meet again this week in a battle to head to this year’s World Cup.
A fourth-minute own goal by Senegal goalkeeper Saliou Ciss was enough to give Egypt a first-leg 1-0 win in Cairo. But Villarreal striker Boulaye Dia opened the scoring for Senegal in the early minutes of the second leg to make it 1-1 on aggregate.