Overview
- El-Shenawy confronted referee Mahmoud Wafa after a 1–1 play-off draw and made physical contact during protests over a late penalty claim.
- The league imposed a four-game suspension and a 50,000 Egyptian-pound fine for assault, describing the contact as pushing or pulling without violence.
- The Egyptian FA added a 2,500-pound fine for two yellow cards in the same match, even though the goalkeeper remained on the bench.
- Al Ahly’s football director Walid Salah El-Din received a one-game ban and a 5,000-pound fine for his role in the incident.
- The club was fined 20,000 pounds for staff entering the video-review area, and the ban leaves El-Shenawy out until the play-offs’ final week with Al Ahly five points off the lead.