Ahli have filed an official complaint to the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), protesting against the referee who judged the team's game against Police Union. The African champions suffered their second league defeat of the season, after a second half penalty by Ahmed Duiedar handed Police the vital win. "The official cost us the game points with his fatal errors," assistant coach Hossam Al-Badri told the club's official website. "The referee wasn't up to the required level, and he couldn't protect our players against Police's aggression." Among the game's controversial decisions were disregarding Mohamed Abou-Treika's calls for a penalty kick, disallowing a Flavio Amado goal for offside, as well as handing Police the winning spot-kick The defeat left Ahli in fifth spot of the league table with 16 points from eight games.
