The Qatar Football Association on Sunday announced that star Al Sadd player Akram Afif has been fined QR30,000 and banned for two matches for criticizing the referee in comments made to the media.
Afif will now miss Al Sadd’s match against Al Arabi Monday as also the Qatar Cup final on Feb 26.
Afif's statement during an interview with Al-Kass channel after the Qatar Cup semi-final match against Al-Rayyan sparked great controversy on social media.
Afif said in the statement that "we were playing against 11 and half players," referring to the referee who according to him “did not provide them with protection against the rough play by Al Rayyan players.”
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