Compromise in the African Cup of Nations. “I’ve never seen anything like this”

It was the 89th minute and the 43rd second of the match – Mali, when referee Janny Sikazwe finished the game. Although in the second half both selectors made a total of nine substitutions, and VAR “took” the match at least five minutes, the referee from Zambia finished the match without adding a single minute!

“The players have already taken baths …”

Although the Tunisians were furious with the referee’s decision, and the national team coach – Mondher Kebaier, it was changed by the authorities of the African federation and decided that the match would resume! It was decided that the last minutes would not be led by Sikazwe, but by another referee. When it seemed that the match would be over, the Tunisians decided not to go out on the pitch as a protest. They lost the match 0: 1, and the goal was scored by Ibrahim Kone in the 48th minute.

– Players were already taking ice baths for 35 minutes before being called back onto the pitch. I’ve been training for a long time, but I’ve never seen anything like it. Even the technical judge was already preparing the board, but the final whistle sounded, admitted Mondher Kebaier, the Tunisian coach after the match.

And he commented on pitch situations. – It is very difficult to manage non-sporting matters. The referee will give the last whistle on the 85th minute and then again on the 89th minute. There was supposed to be 7-8 minutes of extra time. His decision is inexplicable.

After the final whistle, the entire Tunisian substitute bench was furious. The Tunisian coach even grabbed the Zambian referee’s arm and showed him the watch.

Tunisian fans were furious after the game. One of them wrote: What a chaos in the tournament, this is the most boring competition I have ever watched. The refereeing is outrageous.

Next matches of the African Nation’s Cup on Thursday. At. 17 Cameroon will face Etipia, and at 20 Burkina Faso and Cape Verde.