# Gamal Al-Ghandour

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.
He is also the first Egyptian referee to play as a professional referee (Japanese League 1999).

## International match list

| Date | / | Match | / | Venue | Competition |
| 24.07.1993 | Uganda | 1–0 | Sudan | Kampala | African Cup of Nations Q 94 |
| 13.11.1994 | Tunisia | 1–1 | Togo | Tunis | African Cup of Nations Q 96 |
| 24.08.1995 | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Syria | Ta'ef | Asian Olympic Q 96 |
| 16.01.1996 | Gabon | 1–2 | Liberia | Durban | African Cup of Nations 96 |
| 21.01.1996 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1–0 | Mozambique | Port. Elz. | African Cup of Nations 96 |
| 31.01.1996 | Ghana | 0–3 | South Africa | Johannesburg | African Cup of Nations 96 |
| 03.03.1996 | Zimbabwe | 0–1 | Nigeria | Harare | African Olympic Q 96 |
| 16.06.1996 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1–1 | Congo | Abidjan | African World Cup Q 98 |
| 01.07.1996 | Sweden | 0–2 | China PR | Miami | Olympic Games Atlanta 96 (Women) |
| 02.07.1996 | Brazil | 3–1 | Hungary | Miami | Olympic Games Atlanta 96 |
| 01.08.1996 | Argentina | 4–0 | Spain | Birmingham | Olympic Games Atlanta 96 |
| 02.08.1996 | Brazil | 5–0 | Portugal | Athens | Olympic Games Atlanta 96 |
| 17.11.1996 | Angola | 2–1 | Zimbabwe | Luanda | African World Cup Q 98 |
| 01.12.1996 | Saudi Arabia | 6–0 | Thailand | Dubai | Asian Cup 96 |
| 02.12.1996 | UAE | 1–0 | Iraq | Abu Dhabi | Asian Cup 96 |
| 03.12.1996 | Saudi Arabia | 5–4 | Iran | Abu Dhabi | Asian Cup 96 |
| 08.06.1997 | South Africa | 3–0 | Zambia | Johannesburg | African World Cup Q 98 |
| 17.08.1997 | Zimbabwe | 1–2 | Cameroon | Harare | African World Cup Q 98 |
| 13.10.1997 | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Qatar | Riyadh | Asian World Cup Q 98 |
| 07.02.1998 | Burkina Faso | 0–1 | DR Congo | Ouagadougou | African Cup of Nations 98 |
| 27.02.1998 | Burkina Faso | 3–4 | Cameroon | Ouagadougou | African Cup of Nations 98 |
| 17.06.1998 | Chile | 1–1 | Austria | Saint-Étienne | World Cup France 98 |
| 25.06.1998 | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | United States | Nantes | World Cup France 98 |
| 03.07.1998 | Brazil | 3–2 | Denmark | Nantes | World Cup France 98 |
| 01.08.1999 | Lebanon | 3–1 | Jordan | Amman | 9th Pan-Arab Games |
| 02.08.1999 | Iraq | 4–0 | Lebanon | Amman | 9th Pan-Arab Games |
| 16.08.1999 | Jordan | 3–1 | Qatar | Amman | 9th Pan-Arab Games |
| 31.08.1999 | Jordan | 3–1 | Iraq | Amman | 9th Pan-Arab Games |
| 09.10.1999 | Slovenia | 0–3 | Greece | Maribor | Euro 2000 Q |
| 23.01.2000 | South Africa | 3–1 | Gabon | Kumasi | African Cup of Nations 2000 |
| 31.01.2000 | Ghana | 0–2 | Côte d'Ivoire | Accra | African Cup of Nations 2000 |
| 10.02.2000 | Nigeria | 2–0 | South Africa | Lagos | African Cup of Nations 2000 |
| 13.06.2000 | Norway | 1–0 | Spain | Rotterdam | Euro 2000 |
| 21.06.2000 | Czech | 2–0 | Denmark | Liège | Euro 2000 |
| 06.01.2001 | Egypt | 2–1 | UAE | Cairo | Friendly |
| 15.01.2001 | Tunisia | 0–1 | Morocco | Tunis | African Cup Qualifiers |
| 15.01.2001 | Egypt | 1–0 | North Korea | Cairo | Friendly |
| 27.01.2001 | Nigeria | 3–0 | Sudan | Nigeria | African World Cup Q 2002 |
| 25.02.2001 | Cameroun | 1–0 | Zambia | Yaoundé | African World Cup Q 2002 |
| 19.03.2001 | Egypt | 3–3 | Estonia | Cairo | Friendly |
| 30.05.2001 | France | 5–0 | South Korea | Daegu | FIFA Confederation Cup |
| 07.06.2001 | France | 2–1 | Brazil | Suwon | FIFA Confederation Cup |
| 02.09.2001 | Mexico | 2–1 | Jamaica | Jamaica | CONCACAF World Cup Q 2002 |
| 25.01.2002 | Cameroon | 1–0 | Côte d'Ivoire | Mali | African Cup of Nations 2002 |
| 30.01.2002 | South Africa | 3–1 | Morocco | Mali | African Cup of Nations 2002 |
| 10.02.2002 | Cameroon | 0–0 (3–2 pen.) | Senegal | Mali | African Cup of Nations 2002 Final |
| 07.06.2002 | Spain | 3–1 | Paraguay | Jeonju | World Cup Korea/Japan 02 |
| 13.06.2002 | Brazil | 5–2 | Costa Rica | Suwon | World Cup Korea-Japan 02 |
| 22.06.2002 | South Korea | 0–0 (5–3 pen.) | Spain | Gwangju | World Cup Korea-Japan 02 |
| 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 |