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.
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.