ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, ˌæbdəlɡˈɑːni wʌz səspˈɛndᵻd fɔːɹ sˈɪks mˈætʃᵻz fɔːɹ kˈɑːmɛnts hiː mˌeɪd təwˈɔːɹdz ðə ɹˌɛfɚɹˈiː, mˈæmdaʊ ˈælmˈɜːdəz, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə lˈɔs ɐɡˈɛnst ˈælhˈɪləl.
On 27 December 2002, Abdulghani was suspended for six matches for comments he made towards the referee, Mamdouh Al-Mirdas, following the loss against Al-Hilal.