It’s raining 1-0 results at the Africa Cup. Tunisia-Mali also did not escape the trend, the 7th 1-0 in 10 games.
But that common thread is not the storyline of all analyses. The behavior of referee Janny Sikazwe is all the more so.
Mali had taken the lead from the spot shortly after the break, Tunisia missed the opportunity from 11 meters when tapping the final quarter.
But then the madness had yet to begin. The ref looked at his watch after 85 minutes and whistled the game, much to the disbelief of the Tunisian bank in particular.
Sikazwe was corrected, was back in the spotlight by giving Toure (Mali) a light red immediately after the restart and after 89’45” thought the match deserved a final signal.
That was – to say the least – very striking, as the second half was full of (VAR) interventions, penalties and red cards. The Zambian had also called for a drink break.
The dubious referee, not a blank slate from previous corruption allegations, had to be escorted off the field.
The Tunisian staff was furious and the charade continued after the match. For example, the press conference of the national coach of Maili was interrupted: it was suggested that the match would be resumed for the last 3 minutes, but there is no definitive answer yet.
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