At 21:00 Beijing time on January 13, the first round of the African Cup of Nations Group F, Cohen scored the only goal of the game with a penalty, Toure stained red, and 10-man Mali beat Tunisia 1-0 to get the opening red.
In this match, referee Janny Sikazwe frantically grabbed the scene, twice blowing the whistle early to end the game is rare in the world, and he needed 11 security guards to escort him out of the stadium after the game.
The referee first blew the whistle to signal the end of the match at 85 minutes and 10 seconds. You read that right, not counting the stoppage time, there were still 5 minutes of game time, and the referee actually blew the whistle at this time. The Tunisian coaching staff off the pitch was completely angry, and the players on the pitch were confused. The referee then resumed the game, returning the ball to Tunisia for a goal kick-off.
Mali's post-00 striker Toure played in the 81st minute and was sent off with a red card in the 87th minute. Mali could only play 1 less person in the final stages. At this time, the referee's divine operation came again, and he blew the whistle of the end of the whole field again in the 89th minute.
After the game, Tunisian coach Kebayr entered the stadium to question the referee, even if it is not stoppage time, the regular time of 90 minutes is at least 1 minute left. The Tunisian team was already relatively sensible and did not act excessively against the referees, but the referee team still had to leave the stadium under the escort of more than 10 security personnel. It is understood that at that time, some officials said that the game would restart to play the last 3 minutes, but the Tunisian side had refused to continue the game and they would appeal.
According to the Post, referee Janny Sikazwe was suspended for corruption charges after enforcing an African Champions League game in 2018.