Major AFCON brawl sees referee shove player while another’s shorts fall down

A brawl broke out between Egypt and Morocco in their AFCON quarter-final clash at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Cameroon.

With the game level at 1-1, chaos erupted in the contest, with Achraf Hakimi and Mostafa Mohamed squaring off and getting involved in some pushing and shoving in the second half.

And one player even saw their shorts fall down around their ankles in comical footage.

More team-mates got themselves into the altercation too – while the referee tried to intervene.

However, his involvement only exacerbated matters. He appeared to shove a player away, who fell to his knees.

Hakimi and Mohamed were subsequently booked for their actions and play resumed.

Mohamed Salah equalised in the second half after Sofiane Boufal opened the scoring for Morocco. Then in injury time, Trezeguet scored for Egypt to send them into the semifinals, his side winning 2-1.

Liverpool striker Salah had spoken recently about how a maiden international trophy would compare to his club honours.

For the Reds, the 29-year-old has helped Jurgen Klopp’s men win the Champions League in 2019 and the Premier League in 2020.

But internationally, he has never received silverware – just a runners-up medal after reaching the AFCON final in 2017.

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"Of course, I want to win something with the national team," Salah said to the press.

"It's my country, what I love the most. This trophy for me would be completely different, would be the closest one to my heart.

"We were close before to win this African Cup, we gave it everything but we were not lucky to win it but it's okay.

"Now we are here in the new one, we have to fight for it, we have to give everything to win it, and I'm sure the players have the same feeling."

Salah has been one of the standout players in Europe this season and there's hope he will commit his future with Liverpool by signing an extension.

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