Algerians land at FIFA, big pressure – Foot01

While Algeria is still waiting for a response to the appeal filed with FIFA after its defeat in the World Cup play-offs against Cameroon last March, Fennecs supporters staged a demonstration. The Algerians have still not digested the non-qualification of their nation for the next World Cup in Qatar. A month ago, the Algerian federation filed an appeal with FIFA for a “scandalous arbitration having distorted the result of the match” of the Gambian Bakary Gassama during the reverse against Cameroon by Karl Toko-Ekambi (1-2). Since then, the selection of Djamel Belmadi, who is demanding a replay of this match, has still not had an answer. To put pressure on the world authorities, some Algerian supporters have therefore decided to demonstrate in front of the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. All this with the objective of getting things done. Which more or less worked, since Algeria will soon be set on its fate. #CAMEROON_ALGERIA: PROTESTS BY ALGERIAN SUPPORTERS IN FRONT OF FIFA HEADQUARTERS They #gathered for the 2nd time in 2 weeks, in front of FIFA headquarters in #Zurich this Wednesday, April 20, with #masks like Samuel Eto ‘o and referee Bakary Gassama. pic.twitter.com/4cP2zXrgZz — 237Lions.com (@237lions) April 21, 2022 Algerians aren’t giving up Algerian fans are gathered outside FIFA headquarters in Zurich today! 😳🇩🇿#gassama #Algerie #Algeria#الجزائر pic.twitter.com/ycSXdKX3kI — Une Kabyle 🇩🇿ⵣ (@aynine006) April 14, 2022 Over the past few hours, FIFA leaders have indeed met to discuss this hot file. If the verdict will therefore soon fall, the Algerian federation will still have to wait. Especially since she had also seized the FIFA Arbitration Committee, “in accordance with the recommendations of her legal advisers”. Indeed, “the complaint file submitted is based on arguments and technical considerations related to arbitration which require examination by a specialized structure”. To support its request, Algeria denounced the two goals refused to Islam Slimani for an offside and a hand, but also two non-whistling penalties on Rachid Ghezzal or Youcef Belaïli. Be that as it may, Algeria still has very little chance of winning. And after the defeat on the field, the Fennecs could therefore also lose in court.