Gehad Grisha

Gehad Zaglol Grisha (Arabic: جهاد زغلول جريشة; born 29 February 1976) is an Egyptian football referee.[1] He has been FIFA listed since 2006 and a member of the CAF Elite since 2013.

Gehad Grisha
Full name Gehad Zaglol Grisha
Born (1976-02-29) 29 February 1976
Mit Ghamr, Dakahlia, Egypt
Other occupation Employee
Domestic
Years League Role
2004– Egyptian Second Division Referee
2005– Egyptian Premier League Referee
International
Years League Role
2008– FIFA listed Referee
2013– CAF Elite Referee

Refereeing career

Grisha starting his officiating career in 2004 in the Egyptian Second Division before being promoted to the Egyptian Premier League in the next season. His first match in the top flight as a referee was on 28 November 2005 between Ismaily and Asyut Cement, which ended as a 4–0 win for Ismaily. Grisha showed only two yellow cards during that match.[2]

He made his international debut on 4 June 2009, officiating a match between France U-21 and Qatar U-20 at the 2009 Toulon Tournament.

He made his CAF debut on 28 February 2010, appearing at the 2010 CAF Champions League preliminary round second leg match between Al Ahly Benghazi and Djoliba; a match that ended goalless. One year later, on 1 October 2011 at the 2011 CAF Champions League, Grisha officiated the semi-final first leg match between Wydad Casablanca and Enyimba, which ended 1–0 for the Moroccan side.[3]

Grisha made his main international debut during the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, officiating a group stage match between Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso as well as the third place match between Ghana and Mali.[4]

He was also selected to officiate at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, appearing as a fourth official in four matches and as main referee in one match. Following the tournament, Grisha became a member of the CAF Elite and was selected to appear at every Africa Cup of Nations tournament since 2013 alongside other CAF competitions.

Grisha was selected to officiate the 2014 Egypt Cup Final on 19 July 2014 between Zamalek and Smouha at 30 June Stadium in Cairo. One red card and four yellow cards were shown during the match, which Zamalek won 1–0.

Grisha served as a referee at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and officiated a match between England and Panama. Grisha was the first Egyptian referee to appear at the World Cup since 2006.

Matches

Any appearances made as a fourth official or in non-official competitions are not included.

FIFA World Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia
DateMatchVenueRound
24 June 2018 England v  PanamaNizhny Novgorod StadiumGroup stage

Africa Cup of Nations

2012 Africa Cup of Nations – Equatorial Guinea and Gabon
DateMatchVenueRound
26 January 2012 Ivory Coast v  Burkina FasoEstadio de MalaboGroup stage
11 February 2012 Ghana v  MaliEstadio de MalaboThird place match
2013 Africa Cup of Nations – South Africa
DateMatchVenueRound
25 January 2013 Zambia v  NigeriaMbombela StadiumGroup stage
2015 Africa Cup of Nations – Equatorial Guinea
DateMatchVenueRound
18 January 2015 Zambia v  DR CongoEstadio de EbebiyínGroup stage
7 February 2015 DR Congo v  Equatorial GuineaEstadio de MalaboThird place match
2017 Africa Cup of Nations – Gabon
DateMatchVenueRound
14 January 2017 Gabon v  Guinea-BissauStade de l'AmitiéGroup stage
2019 Africa Cup of Nations – Egypt
DateMatchVenueRound
1 July 2019 Kenya v  Senegal30 June StadiumGroup stage
17 July 2019 Tunisia v  NigeriaAl Salam StadiumThird place match

African Nations Championship

2014 African Nations Championship – South Africa
DateMatchVenueRound
11 January 2014 South Africa v  MozambiqueCape Town StadiumGroup stage
21 January 2014 Ethiopia v  GhanaFree State StadiumGroup stage
2018 African Nations Championship – Morocco
DateMatchVenueRound
16 January 2018 Cameroon v  CongoStade AdrarGroup stage

Personal life

Grisha works as an employee at a petroleum company in Cairo.

References

  1. "Gehad Grisha - Football referee statistics". World Referee. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. "الإسماعيلي يسحق أسمنت أسيوط برباعية نظيفة... و الجيش بفوز على غزل المحلة" [Ismaily smash Asyut Cement with four goals, while Tala'ea El Gaish earn a hard-fought win against Ghazl El Mahalla]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 28 November 2005. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  3. "الوداد يدافع عن هدف باسكال" [Enyimba v Wydad: Moroccan side will try to defend Pascal's first leg goal tomorrow]. Eurosport Arabia (in Arabic). 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  4. "Salomon Kalou leads Ivory Coast to victory over Burkina Faso". The Guardian. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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