Victor Gomes says he assessed the situation and found a way to 'manage a top-class player in a way I thought would be deemed appropriately responsible' when he offered to hand his whistle to Egypt's star player Mohamed Salah in Sunday's 2021 Afcon final.
Referee Victor Gomes talks to Egypt captain Mohamed Salah during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final match against Senegal at Olembe Stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, on February 6 2022.Victor Gomes says he assessed the situation and found a way to “manage a top-class player in a way I thought would be deemed appropriately responsible” when he offered to hand his whistle to Egypt's star player Mohamed Salah in Sunday's 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final.
At one point Salah complained to the referee, who, with his trademark flamboyance so well known to South Africans, offered the Liverpool star and global playing giant his cards and whistle in a symbolic gesture. “Football has evolved tremendously in the past 10 to 20 years. The players have evolved, if you look at the salaries they earn, and they are highly respected. We are talking about top players [who play for clubs] around the world, not only in Africa.
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