However, football fans are worried from the performance of the referees in these games after the first leg matches witnessed several clear mistakes from the officials. In Cairo, Al Ahly defeated Mamelodi Sundowns 2-0 to earn a slight advantage ahead of the second leg in South Africa. Al Ahly fans believe that their teams had two clear penalties, which should be whistled but the referee denied them. Minutes before half-time, the referee denied another clear penalty when Sundowns goalkeeper kicked Sherif. Also in Algeria, where MC Alger hosted Wydad Casablanca, the game's referee denied a clear goal for the away team in the first half.

Source: Egypt Today May 21, 2021 01:07 UTC