Oman Football Association Lodges Protest Over a Referee Decision

Oman Football Association has lodged an official protest with the International and Asian Football Associations against the referee of its match against Sri Lanka's Annabi, Krishanthi Pereira. Yesterday, Al Annabi won 1-0 against Oman in the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup on Monday.
The Omani Football Association said, in an official statement posted on its Twitter account, on Tuesday that the referee “neglected to achieve the desired justice on the field, and made mistakes that affected the conduct and outcome of the important meeting.”
Oman Federation officially demanded to remove the referee from the list of international referees, and to take different procedures and mechanisms in assigning such matches to referees according to the efficiency standard, and to reconsider the formation of the competent committees to assign and appoint arbitration teams in the AFC.
The Oman Football Association said in twitter statement that they will follow up the protest closely so that the efforts of its players and their legitimate ambitions are not squandered in vain.”
The Federation stressed that the“Omani Red Shirts “hopes of qualifying for advanced stages "still remain”, and that the Omani team is able to win the remaining matches." 
The Omani Association extends its thanks And appreciation to the loyal fans who energized their players and raised their morale, which had a good impact on the outstanding performance of the national team.”