Egypt claims players were subjected to racism before the play-off against Senegal
Key takeaways:
- Salah was one of some players targeted by laser pens radiated from the crowd as he was ready to take his penalty.
- Egypt has nestled an official complaint against Senegal in which they declare their squad was subjected to racism and "threatened" by home fans in Dakar.
Sadio Mane's winning shootout penalty closed Senegal's World Cup spot, with his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah among those to miss for Egypt.
Egypt skipper Salah was one of some visiting players targeted by green laser arrows during the shootout.
It is also argued the Egypt squad bus was pounded, inducing damages.
In a report, the Egyptian Football Association [EFA] said it had lodged a legal complaint against its Senegalese counterpart ere the game, filing this with Fifa, the Confederation of African Football [CAF], the match observer, and the security official.
"The Egyptian team was subjected to racism after the arrival of nasty banners in the stands sought at the players, especially Mohamed Salah," the statement added.
"Moreover, the Senegalese fans threatened the Egyptian players by tossing bottles and rocks at them during the warm-up and striking the Egyptian team bus, which caused glass shattering and some wounds, documented with photos and videos attached to the complaint."
The EFA shared photos of the harm to the team bus on Instagram and pictures of the mean banner directed at Salah.
Dakar's new 50,000-seater Stade Me Abdoulaye Wade was loaded to capacity as Senegal defeated Egypt 1-0 to score 1-1 on aggregate after extra-time in the World Cup play-off match.
The Africa Cup of Nations winners once again got the better of Egypt in a shootout, six weeks on from their success in the Afcon final, prevailing 3-1 on penalties to book a spot at the Qatar tournament in November.