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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Egyptian referee Mohamed Farouk has been suspended for using a spectator’s mobile phone to disallow a goal in a league match, BBC Africa reported<\/p>\n

Al-Nasr thought they had scored a late equaliser away to Suez in a second division match last Friday.<\/p>\n

There is no video assistant referee (VAR) in Egypt’s second tier, but Farouk used the phone to watch a replay after the home side protested there was a handball.<\/p>\n

Farouk then ruled the goal out.<\/p>\n

The Egyptian Football Association said in a statement that Vitor Pereira, who replaced Mark Clattenburg as head of the Egyptian Referees Committee earlier this month, decided to suspend the entire refereeing staff for an “indefinite period”.<\/p>\n

“The committee decided to investigate the incident when Mohamed Farouk, the referee of the match, used a mobile phone to review footage of the match’s events,” the Egyptian FA added.<\/p>\n

Suez scored their third goal shortly after the disallowed goal to seal a 3-1 win, with 15 minutes of stoppage time being played.<\/p>\n

Farouk left the pitch under police protection, amid protests from Al-Nasr players and officials, who have threatened to take legal action against the referee for violating the regulations.<\/p>\n

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