Abdallah claims the Egyptian media have been disrespectful to his team

The incident took place at the Sudanese team hotel in Kumasi when the Egyptian crew claimed Sudanese players refused to grant an interview.

Security guards and police were called to calm down the situation but one policeman was reported to draw a gun.

No Egyptian players or officials were involved in the incident.

But the crew said they would be reporting events to Ghana police, who have questioned Sudanese officials asking for a full explanation of what happened.

One of the police officers held his gun in the air in attempt to quell the trouble BBC Sport's Richard Connolly

The fracas was witnessed by BBC Sport's Richard Connolly who said: "Two journalists were arguing with Sudanese officials before the Sudan players arrived and waded in.

"The journalists were pushed into the forecourt and a fight broke out with two players attacking the reporter.

"Several players manhandled the cameraman before they were eventually ushered into the hotel and doors were shut.

"The rumpus continued outside where hotel security and a number of Ghana police became involved with one of the police officers holding his gun in the air in attempt to quell the trouble. But it seemed to make matters worse.

"It was only when the team bus departed for training three or four minutes later that things became calm."

Adham El-Kamouny, presenter for TV1 in Egypt told BBC Sport: "It was very ugly.

They should have just been more calm. We are really mad now. Egyptian journalist Adham El-Kamouny

"We tried to interview the team but they refused so we asked them if they could just say those words so that the Egyptian people knew they had refused an interview.

"Suddenly people from the Sudanese football federation went nuts start cursing, throwing punches, broke our camera assaulted me and my director, five or six players started hitting my director in a very ugly way.

"We will definitely go to the police, make a complaint to the Conferderation of African football (Caf) and everything will be reported.

"We are brothers. This incident won't affect things. We have the Nile in between us. They should have just been more calm. We are really mad now."

Explaining the ill-feeling between the two parties, Sudan coach Mohamed Abdallah claims the Egyptian media had been saying "bad things" about his team.

He also suggested that the Africa Cup of Nations would be a success for his team were they to beat Egypt on Saturday but go out of the competition.