Huge controversy! The African Cup referee has been punished for corruption for two consecutive early whistles

In the first round of the African Cup of Nations group stage, in the 1-0 Tunisia match in Mali, there was a controversial scene, and the referee on duty, Sikazevi, twice blew the end of the game in advance, and after the game became a hot topic of social media discussion.

In this match, both teams won penalties in the second half, the Mali player took the lead and scored the only goal of the game, while the Tunisian player's shot was blocked by the Malian goalkeeper. In the 85th minute, Tunisia was organizing an attack, but Sikazevi suddenly blew the final whistle. The Tunisian coaching staff immediately protested, and the players on the field also surrounded the referee to inquire about the situation. Sikazevi then signaled that he had misread the time and resumed the game by falling the ball.

However, it was already the 87th minute of the game' restart, and it was at this point that Sikazevi reappeared in controversy. Mali striker Toure kicked his opponent during the scramble, but Sikazevi decisively showed a red card to send him off, and after being reminded by the VAR referee, Sikazevi still insisted on not changing his sentence.

But just two minutes later, in the 89th minute of the match, Sikazevi blew the whistle again to mean the match was over. At this time, according to the live broadcast screen time of 89 minutes and 40 seconds, considering the previous blowing stop game and controversial penalties, basically the last few minutes are not normal game time.

The Tunisian coaching staff immediately rushed inside to question Sikazevi. The Tunisian players returned to the locker room, but half an hour after the match, the African Cup of Nations officially asked the two teams to return to the field for the last 5 minutes of stoppage time, a request that Tunisia decisively refused. In order to protect Sikazevi, security personnel formed a human wall to escort him out of the scene. More than half an hour after the match ended, the Africa Cup of Nations officials asked the two teams to return to the pitch in order to finish the injury time match. But this request was directly rejected by Tunisian coach Kebayr.

It is worth noting that Sikazevi is a referee who is the focus of the African Football Association, he has twice enforced the World Cup matches, and has also enforced the final of the Club World Cup, as well as the final of the last African Cup of Nations, and has a lot of experience. But in November 2018, Sikazevi was accused of corruption and suspended by the African Football Federation for two months. After the match, Sikazevi will obviously be heavily punished again.