Gambian referee Bakary Gassama narrowly escapes the wrath of Algerian supporters while exiting country
No referee would envy the situation of Gambian referee Bakary Gassama earlier this week when he had several difficult decisions to make in the second leg of the FIFA World Cup qualifying tie between Algeria and Cameroon, even with the aid of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). Algerian supporters were enraged following their team’s defeat and felt that injustices were committed after Eric Choupo-Moting’s opening goal was allowed to stand for Cameroon and Islam Slimani’s extra time goal was ruled out. Indeed, while leaving the country from the airport in Algiers, Gassama was only saved from a vengeful group of Algerian supporters by the intervention of airport security
Source pan Africa football
