Africa Cup of Nations final referee on Salah: Football has changed a lot, and the way referees enforce the law has also changed

Africa Cup of Nations final referee Victor Gomez recently gave an interview to Sport24 and talked about his behavior in handing over whistles and signs to the complaining Salah in the final.

During the Africa Cup of Nations final, Salah complained constantly because he was dissatisfied with the referee's decision, and Victor Gomez did not warn the players like other referees, but humorously gave Salah his whistle and the sign in his pocket.

Speaking about it, Gomez said: "I respect the players I enforce, I don't like to talk about the decisions I make on the pitch. However, I do want to highlight some points for educational purposes, and I believe that it is our responsibility to actively report on football affairs so that our work is understood. ”

'Football has changed and evolved tremendously, and so have the players, who are now highly respected and well paid and the refereeing work has to evolve in this way as well."

"We can't stick to the old saying that we enforce the game in a fixed way and style, all I can say is that in the Africa Cup final, I chose what I thought was appropriate and responsible to manage a top player."

"On that day, football was the ultimate winner."