Why is there an ongoing debate about "Level of rulers" In Egyptian football?
The two former presidents of the referees committee of the Egyptian Football Association, Yasser Abdel Raouf and Samir Othman, returned the arbitration file to the discussion again, after each of them expressed his opinion on the reasons for the ongoing controversy regarding the level of referees and the criteria for their selection.
Yasser Abdel Raouf explained that the process of selecting match referees is based on specific criteria, most notably the element of experience, noting that some football areas receive priority according to the nature of the competitions.
It came Abdul Raouf’s statements in response to a question by journalist Ahmed Schubert on Al-Nazer with Schubert program on Al-Nahar channel about whether the refereeing crisis is real or just a prank, as he stressed that mistakes are an integral part of football and are witnessed by various leagues around the world.
On the other hand, the former head of the referees’ committee, Samir Othman, called for the necessity of setting clearer and more transparent standards in the process of selecting referees with the aim of ending the state of jealousy and selfishness within the refereeing community, in addition to stopping the repeated attacks on the committee. Othman stressed that Egyptian arbitration currently lacks the presence of distinguished referees, considering that their levels have become very similar and that the system needs a comprehensive re-evaluation.
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