October 13, 2026
An official source in the Egyptian Football Association denied the validity of what was circulated regarding the malfunction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology during the summit match between Al-Ahly and Zamalek, which was held on Sunday evening at Cairo International Stadium, according to the “Botalat” website.
The same source confirmed that the technology worked completely efficiently throughout the ninety minutes of the match, stressing that the reports that the system stopped were completely false.
Al-Ahly club had decided the match in its favor with two unanswered goals, in the sixth round of the first stage of the Egyptian Premier League championship. To raise his score to 16 points and temporarily top the standings, awaiting the outcome of the Pyramids match in the same round.
It is noteworthy that the management of the match was entrusted to a Slovenian refereeing team led by Rade Obrejonovic, with the assistance of Juri Prabrotnik and Grija Kordis, while David Schmitz assumed the duties of the fourth referee, and Matej Jug led the video technology room with the assistance of David Gabrović.
