Refereeing blunders plunge Africa Cup of Nations into farce

Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe's officiating of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations game between Mali and Tunisia has caused controversy. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/AMA/MATTHEW ASHTON

Experienced Zambian official Janny Sikazwe, who took charge of the 2017 Afcon final, initially blew for the final whistle on 85 minutes as he got his timekeeping all wrong in Limbe. But after then playing on, he repeated the error when he blew for full time, again before the clock had ticked over 90 minutes.

Mali came out onto the pitch again 40 minutes after the controversy began, but Tunisia refused to play on and Sikazwe ended the game for a third time. The match was also a tale of two penalties as Mali forward Ibrahima Kone converted his attempt, but Tunisia’s Wahbi Khazri could not follow suit as his effort was saved by goalkeeper Ibrahima Mounkoro 13 minutes from time.

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