NKARENG MATSHE | CAF should bar ref who brought shame to Afcon
Some of those cynics were against the Africa Cup of Nations being staged now, citing a rise in Covid-19 cases, but prominent people such as Ian Wright, the Arsenal legend, openly defended CAF and called out the racist campaign aimed at halting this continent’s most prestigious tournament.
But the most embarrassing moment of the competition thus far came on Wednesday in the match between Tunisia and Mali, which Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe inexplicably ended prematurely. A damaging incident like that demanded of CAF to act quickly to repair its image, but instead the organisation headed by Patrice Motsepe further shot itself in the foot by trying to force the match to be played to conclusion, 40 minutes after the teams had departed the field.
That Sikazwe’s competence was questionable had been evident throughout the match, most noticeably when he was called to review a red card handed to Mali’s El Bilal Toure on VAR. A more proficient ref would surely have downgraded the decision to a yellow card on seeing the incident on replay.
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