{"id":5626,"date":"2022-01-12T12:01:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/01\/12\/video-afcon-controversy-as-referee-blows-for-full-time-early-twice\/"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:01:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:01:31","slug":"video-afcon-controversy-as-referee-blows-for-full-time-early-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/01\/12\/video-afcon-controversy-as-referee-blows-for-full-time-early-twice\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: AFCON controversy as referee blows for full time early&#8230;twice!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Africa Cup of Nations underway<\/h2>\n<p>The African Cup of Nations got underway this week after being delayed from 2021 due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Already there have been a string of shocks (including Egypt losing their opening group game) as well as heroes being discovered, such as the unorthodox Sierra Leone goalkeeper, who earned his side a draw, in what is proving to be a fascinating if low-scoring tournament.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today was Sierra Leone\u2019s first AFCON match since 1996<\/p>\n<p>and their goalie BALLED OUT <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IVUpCgQCvt\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/IVUpCgQCvt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshNorris\/status\/1481091284991463438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For information on how to watch every single game of the tournament, click below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/live-streaming-games\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Africa Cup Of Nations Live Streaming<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Bizarre events in Tunisia vs Mali game<\/h2>\n<p>And now, some truly extraordinary scenes have been forthcoming in the group game between Mali and Tunisia, the first game each side is playing at the competition.<\/p>\n<p>First, the referee blew the full-time whistle after just 85 minutes of the game had been played, with the score 1-0 to Mali.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe blew the full time whistle at 85 minutes then restarted the game and blew it again in the 89th minute.<\/p>\n<p>The game is over now. Mali have won 1-0 against Tunisia thanks to a penalty scored by Ibrahima Kone. Drama. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFCON2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AFCON2021<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pfDCLy414c\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/pfDCLy414c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Usher Komugisha (@UsherKomugisha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UsherKomugisha\/status\/1481278766563397632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then, seemingly realising his mistake, he allowed play to continue. But, with 20 seconds still on the clock before any potential added time, of which there was expected to be plenty, the referee brought a halt to proceedings for a second time, this time for good.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SCENES!! ??<\/p>\n<p>The referee blows the whistle before the 90 minutes are up\u2026<\/p>\n<p>VAR checks, two penalties and a red card\u2026 no stoppage time?!<\/p>\n<p>It ends Tunisia 0-1 Mali ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tPoiw7ZNGX\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/tPoiw7ZNGX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyFootball\/status\/1481279504710569988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This comes despite the fact that there were several VAR checks, a red card as well as two penalties, those officiating the game seemed to deem no extra time was warranted, to the confusion and anger of the playing and coaching staff on the side of Tunisia, who were still chasing the game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tunisia v Mali<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 VAR review for a penalty, given (pen missed)<br \/>\n\u2013 Ref blows for full-time on 85 minutes<br \/>\n\u2013 Play does restart<br \/>\n\u2013 Player sent off<br \/>\n\u2013 VAR tells the ref it\u2019s not a red<br \/>\n\u2013 Ref rejects the red review (it was never a red card)<br \/>\n\u2013 Ref blows for full time on 89.40<\/p>\n<p>Chaos!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dale Johnson (@DaleJohnsonESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaleJohnsonESPN\/status\/1481278266132549633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, the officiating will improve and not spoil what has been a captivating tournament so far.<\/p>\n<h3>Read more:<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/one-arsenal-star-included-as-manchester-city-dominate-alan-shearers-team-of-the-season-so-far\/\" rel=\"v:url\">One Arsenal star included as Manchester City dominate: Alan Shearer\u2019s Team of the Season so far<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/transfers\/liverpool-scouting-kv-oostende-midfielder-kenny-rocha-santos\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Liverpool scouting KV Oostende midfielder Kenny Rocha Santos<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Cup of Nations underway The African Cup of Nations got underway this week after being delayed from 2021 due to COVID-19. Already there have been a string of shocks (including Egypt losing their opening group game) as well as heroes being discovered, such as the unorthodox Sierra Leone goalkeeper, who earned his side a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-5626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5626\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}