FIFA suspended Egypt’s coach Hossam Hassan and director Ibrahim Hassan for three matches each, and Mostafa Ziko for five.

The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said it had requested the detailed reasons behind the Disciplinary Committee’s decisions to assess its legal position and prepare an appeal under FIFA’s regulations.

Its announcement confirmed the length of the suspensions but did not set out the committee’s detailed findings or specify the fixtures covered.

The bans would rule all three out of November’s two AFCON 2027 qualifiers against Malawi. The Hassan brothers would also miss the March qualifier against Angola, while Ziko’s suspension would cover Egypt’s four remaining qualifying matches and one further game.

FIFA opened proceedings in August over comments surrounding Egypt’s 3-2 last-16 defeat by Argentina at the 2026 World Cup. The case concerned statements questioning the integrity of the competition, FIFA and the match officials.

Hossam Hassan alleged that commercial interests favoured Argentina and Lionel Messi, claiming that organisers wanted the defending champions to remain in the tournament.

The correspondence concerning Ibrahim Hassan cited his allegation that Argentina’s victory had been decided beforehand, while Ziko accused the referee of influencing the result and claimed the tournament favoured Argentina.