Gamal Al-Ghandour
| Full name | Gamal Mahmoud Ahmed El-Ghandour | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 12, 1957 Egypt | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1990s–2002 | FIFA-listed | Referee | |
Gamal Mahmoud Ahmed El-Ghandour (Arabic: جمال محمود الغندور; born June 12, 1957) is a retired Egyptian referee.
Details
El-Ghandour has refereed the 2002 African Cup of Nations final (Cameroon vs Senegal), the second leg of the 2002 African Cup Winners' Cup final (Kotoko (Gha) 2:1 WAC (Mar)), and five successive African Cup of Nations, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002. He is the first African referee to run a match in the UEFA European Football Championship. He has also participated in one Olympic Games, one FIFA Confederation Cup (2001), and one AFC Asian Cup.
He also refereed 1996 Asian Cup. In the semi-final match between Iran and Saudi Arabia and he controversially disallowed one Iranian goal and did not announce a clear penalty for Iran; he also refereed in two FIFA World Cups, France 1998 and Korea/Japan 2002. In the South Korea vs. Spain match in the 2002 World Cup, he controversially disallowed two Spanish goals and his linesmen—one Ugandan, the other Trinidadian—judged one Spanish attack after another to be offside.[1][2]
He is also the first Egyptian referee to play as a professional referee (Japanese League 1999).
Selected matches
FIFA World Cup
| 1998 FIFA World Cup - France | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 17 June 1998 |  Chile 1–1  Austria |
Saint-Étienne | Group stage |
| 25 June 1998 | .svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia 1–0  United States |
Nantes | Group stage |
| 3 July 1998 |  Brazil 3–2  Denmark |
Nantes | Quarter-finals |
| 2002 FIFA World Cup - Korea/Japan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 7 June 2002 |  Spain 3–1  Paraguay |
Jeonju | Group stage |
| 13 June 2002 | Brazil 5–2  Costa Rica |
Suwon | Group stage |
| 22 June 2002 |  South Korea 0–0 (5–3 pen.) Spain |
Gwangju | Quarter-finals |
Summer Olympics
| 1996 Summer Olympics - United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 21 July 1996 |  Sweden 0–2  China |
Miami | Women's group stage |
| 23 July 1996 | Brazil 3–1  Hungary |
Miami | Men's group stage |
| 27 July 1996 |  Argentina 4–0 Spain |
Birmingham | Men's quarter-finals |
| 2 August 1996 | Brazil 5–0 .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal |
Athens | Men's bronze medal match |
FIFA Confederations Cup
| 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup - Korea/Japan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 30 May 2001 |  France 5–0 South Korea |
Daegu | Group stage |
| 7 June 2001 | France 2–1 Brazil |
Suwon | FIFA Confederations Cup |
Africa Cup of Nations
| 1996 African Cup of Nations - South Africa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 16 January 1996 |  Gabon 1–2  Liberia |
Durban | Group stage |
| 21 January 1996 |  Ivory Coast 1–0  Mozambique |
Port Elizabeth | Group stage |
| 31 January 1996 |  Ghana 0–3  South Africa |
Johannesburg | Semi-finals |
| 1998 African Cup of Nations - Burkina Faso | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 7 February 1998 |  Burkina Faso 0–1  DR Congo |
Ouagadougou | Group stage |
| 27 February 1998 | Burkina Faso 3–4  Cameroon |
Ouagadougou | Third place match |
| 2000 African Cup of Nations - Ghana/Nigeria | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 23 January 2000 | South Africa 3–1 Gabon |
Kumasi | Group stage |
| 31 January 2000 | Ghana 0–2 Ivory Coast |
Accra | Group stage |
| 10 February 2000 |  Nigeria 2–0 South Africa |
Lagos | Semi-finals |
| 2002 African Cup of Nations - Mali | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 25 January 2002 | Cameroon 1–0 Ivory Coast |
Sikasso | Group stage |
| 30 January 2002 | South Africa 3–1  Morocco |
Ségou | Group stage |
| 10 February 2002 | Cameroon 0–0 (3–2 pen.)  Senegal |
Bamako | Final |
AFC Asian Cup
| 1996 AFC Asian Cup - United Arab Emirates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 5 December 1996 |  Saudi Arabia 6–0  Thailand |
Dubai | Group stage |
| 15 December 1996 |  United Arab Emirates 1–0  Iraq |
Abu Dhabi | Quarter-finals |
| 19 December 1996 | Saudi Arabia 0-0 (4-3 pen.)  Iran |
Abu Dhabi | Semi-finals |
UEFA European Championship
| UEFA Euro 2000 - Belgium/Netherlands | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 13 June 2000 |  Norway 1–0 Spain |
Rotterdam | Group stage |
| 21 June 2000 |  Czech Republic 2–0 Denmark |
Liège | Group stage |
Arab Games
| 1999 Arab Games - Jordan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 16 August 1999 |  Jordan 3–0  Qatar |
Amman | Group stage |
| 23 August 1999 |  Lebanon 3–1 Jordan |
Amman | Group stage |
| 27 August 1999 | Iraq 4–0 Lebanon |
Irbid | Group stage |
| 31 August 1999 | Jordan 4-4 (1-3 pen.) Iraq |
Amman | Final |
Statistics
| Competition | Number of Matches |
|---|---|
| World Cup | 6 |
| FIFA Confederation Cup | 2 |
| Olympic Games | 4 |
| European Cup of Nations | 2 |
| African Cup of Nations | 11 |
| Asian Cup of Nations | 3 |
| Asian World Cup Qualifiers | 1 |
| European Cup Qualifiers | 1 |
| Asian Olympic Qualifiers | 1 |
| CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers | 1 |
| African Cup Qualifiers | 3 |
| African World Cup Qualifiers | 6 |
| African Olympic Qualifiers | 1 |
| Pan Arab Games | 4 |
| Friendlies | 3 |
References
- ↑ Hayward, Paul (2002-06-23). "Korean miracle spoilt by refereeing farce". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 2006-06-15. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
- ↑ "Korean dream lives on". BBC Sport. 2002-06-22. Retrieved 2006-08-06.