Bakary Gassama, the Gambian official who had refereed the return play-off between Algeria and Cameroon, was selected to officiate during the 2022 World Cup. A choice that is already making people cringe.
Here is a new decision by Fifa which is likely to cause a stir… particularly in Algeria! This Thursday, the international football body unveiled the list of 36 referees selected for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. And among them is the referee of the return barrage between theAlgeria and the Cameroon, Bakary Gassama. A surprising choice.
It must be said that the Gambian official aroused the anger of the Fennecs, who criticized him for his dubious arbitration against the Indomitable Lions, even going so far as to file an appeal with Fifa to denounce the disputed decisions taken by Bakary Gassama. An appeal recently rejected by the body headed by Gianni Infantino.
“The best in arbitration in the world”
“As usual, the main criterion that guided our selection was quality, justified Pierluigi Collina, the president of the Referees Committee. Our selection quite simply corresponds to the best in arbitration in the world. If the 2018 World Cup was a great success, it is partly thanks to the quality of the refereeing, which we want even better during the competition in Qatar. »
Also note the selection of French referees Clément Turpin and Stéphanie Frappart, who is one of the three women referees selected by Fifa, along with Rwandan Salima Mukansanga and Japanese Yoshimi Yamashita.
Congratulations to:
Yamashita Yoshimi ??
Stephanie Frappart ??
Salima Mukansanga ??The first three female referees to be selected for a men’s FIFA World Cup ? pic.twitter.com/tnCS3zImSd
– FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) May 19, 2022
