Sayed Abdelhafiz, Al Ahly's director of football, commented on the team's goalless draw against Tala'ea El Gaish on Tuesday.

In his post-match interview, Abdelhafiz reflected on the game and clarified some of the reasons which he thinks were behind the team's unsatisfying results in the league this season. 

"We were denied a clear goal tonight. We were denied two points after the referees did not allow Yasser Ibrahim's goal." 

"Four years ago, Mohamed Bassiony, the VAR referee of tonight's match, whistled a penalty against us and it was not a right decision. Tonight, he should have called the referee to watch the incident and make a decision but he did not."

"I am not making excuses but we were not treated fairly. The league title is a very precious and valuable title for us. During the whole league campaign, the VAR was called in only four or five matches."

"We are disappointed by tonight's result. We apologize to our fans as we missed many chances to be in a better position."

"We suffered from fatigue. We played 9 games during Ramadan and we also played 17 matches with only 48 hours gap between our games despite also playing in Africa. No big teams can perform in such a busy schedule."

"I am afraid that the Egyptian Football Association, EFA, could reschedule a cup game during the international break. We will not accept that decision."

"Finally, we have to keep in mind that this group of players won two CAF Champions League titles, the league title, the Egyptian Cup title, and the bronze medal in the FIFA Club World Cup."