📸 AFCON: penalty awarded to Mo Salah sparks controversy

An overly generous penalty?

This Friday afternoon marks the first big clash of the second matchday of the CAN group stage, between Egypt and South Africa.

A very tense match that turned on a penalty many observers consider controversial.

In a duel inside the penalty area just minutes before halftime, Mohamed Salah was struck in the face by Khuliso Mudau before collapsing to the ground. While the referee hadn't called anything at first, he was then asked by VAR to review the footage of the incident.

After reviewing the footage, to the surprise of many spectators, Mr. Hugo Broos pointed to the penalty spot.

It was then Mohamed Salah himself who took the penalty and converted it, putting Egypt in the lead and virtually sending his team through to the round of 16.

It should be noted, however, that shortly afterward, Egyptian fullback Mohamed Hany received a second yellow card and was sent off. Egypt will therefore have to defend their lead with ten men for 45 minutes.

And you, what do you think of this decision? Tell us everything in the comments.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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