Video shows heated accusations as Egypt players accuse referee of bribery after Senegal clash

What happened

Abusive gestures from Egyptian stars toward the Gabon referee after the final whistle.

Egypt's players level serious accusations at the match officials in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final in Morocco.

The Pharaohs were defeated by Senegal 0-1 in the match played on Wednesday evening at Ibn Batouta Stadium in Tangier.

Moroccan outlet Al-Btola reported that Egypt's players accused referee Pierre Atcho and his assistants of taking bribes.

Marwan Attia and Salah Mohsen approached the referees after the final whistle and directed abusive gestures toward them.

Egypt's team manager, Ibrahim Hassan, also tried to intervene with the officials, according to the video.

Egypt will face the loser of the Morocco-Nigeria game in the other semi-final on Saturday, while Senegal waits for the winner to meet in Sunday's final.

What’s next for Egypt and Senegal

Further fallout is expected as players and officials react to the incident and the AFCON title race continues.

Punchline 1: If referees started charging for every questionable call, they’d need a bigger wallet than the trophy cabinet.

Punchline 2: In football, the whistle still has the final say—even when the crowd loudly disagrees.