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The Organising Committee of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has dismissed the Tunisian football federation’s protest on the officiating of their team’s match with their Malian counterparts.
The committee met late Thursday to deliberate on the Group F match played on Wednesday which had ended 1-0 in favour of the Malians.
See the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Organising Committee statement on the Tunisian football federation’s protest on the officiating of the match with Malian:
“The Organising Committee of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 met today to deliberate on the match between Tunisia and Mali played yesterday, 12 January 2022.
“After examining the protest of Tunisia and all the match officials report, the Organising Committee decided the following:
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- To dismiss the protest lodged by the Tunisian team.
- To homologate the match result as 1-0 in favour of Mali.
The Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe had stirred controversy during the match with some inexplicable decisions.
He had twice ended the match before the stipulated time, leading to comical scenes after the game.
