{"id":52901,"date":"2022-01-13T00:59:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T22:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=52901"},"modified":"2022-01-12T22:13:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T20:13:27","slug":"zambian-referee-sparks-fury-after-ending-afcon-match-prematurely-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zambian-referee-sparks-fury-after-ending-afcon-match-prematurely-twice","title":{"rendered":"Zambian Referee Sparks Fury After Ending AFCON Match Prematurely Twice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A Group F Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) match between Tunisia and Mali degenerated into a farce after it was prematurely ended by the referee, not once, but twice on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Zambian official Janny Sikazwe angered Tunisian players and staff, by appearing to whistle for full-time in the 86th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Sikazwe then ordered play to resume, but then again blew the whistle to end the match after 89 minutes and 47 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Mali were leading 1-0 through a penalty scored by Ibrahima Kon\u00e9 on 48 minutes but a man down after El Bilal Toure was red-carded in the 87th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Furious staff from Tunisia rushed towards the referee and stewards had to escort Sikazwe and his assistants off the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts were made to restart the match from the 89th minute, 40 minutes after the controversy began.<\/p>\n<p>However, Tunisia refused to return to the pitch, and Mali, who had come out again, were declared the winners and Sikazwe ended the game for a third time.<\/p>\n<p>Media reports in Tunisia suggest that the country\u2019s football association has filed an official complaint to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) about the refereeing performance.<\/p>\n<p>Tunisia has also requested for the match to be replayed. Tunisia\u2019s coach, Mondher Kebaier, said:<\/p>\n<p>The players were taking ice baths for 35 minutes before they were called back out again.I\u2019ve been coaching for a long time never seen anything like it.<\/p>\n<p>Even the fourth official was preparing to lift the board [to show how many minutes of injury time] and then the whistle was blown \u2026<\/p>\n<p>The referee\u2019s decision is inexplicable; I can\u2019t understand how he reached it. We\u2019ll see what comes of it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. A Group F Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) match between Tunisia and Mali degenerated into a farce after it was prematurely ended by the referee, not once, but twice on Wednesday. The Zambian official Janny Sikazwe angered Tunisian players and staff, by appearing to whistle for full-time in the 86th minute. 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