On January 13, Beijing time, the first round of the African Cup of Nations Group F, Mali beat Tunisia 1-0 with less than one person, and referee Janny Sikazwe twice blew the whistle to end the game, causing great controversy. Many fans lamented that this was the most bizarre game they had ever seen.
Leaving aside the right and wrong of law enforcement on the field, I am afraid that everyone has never seen such an international competition, and there are two early whistles to signal the end of the game. When referee Janny Sikazwe was enforcing Tunisia vs Mali, he blew the whistle twice to end the game early, which can be said to be a rare in the world.
The first time was in the 85th minute, five minutes before the end of regular time, and the referee blew the end whistle. Realizing that it was too much ahead, the referee resumed the game and returned the ball to Tunisia.
Two minutes after resuming the game, the referee showed a red card to Mali No. 9 striker Toure, who was sent off for pedaling on the bare sole. Toure felt innocent and was sent off with a red card after playing less than 6 minutes off the bench.
In the 89th minute, tens of seconds before the legal time, the referee blew the whistle again in advance to signal the end of the game. The Tunisian boss revealed that before the referee blew the whistle for the second time to signal the end of the match, the fourth official was actually preparing to raise his card to announce the stoppage time. Unexpectedly, the referee even erased the right of the fourth official to raise the card. The referee was quite a steal, in just 4 minutes, 2 early whistles to signal the end + showed 1 red card. After the game, the referee team needed more than 10 security personnel to escort them away, and the Tunisian team did not move, which was already quite rational.
It is understood that the on-duty referee Janny Sikazwe was once suspended in 2018 for corruption allegations, and now he is once again in the vortex of match-fixing after 4 years. However, the Chief Referee of the Africa Cup of Nations explained that Janny Sikazwe's delirious behavior was due to heat stroke and he was taken to the hospital immediately after the game.
There are also cases like 90 minutes of no time to blow the whistle immediately, such as those big scores in the Bundesliga without suspense, the referee basically blows the whistle to end the game as soon as the point arrives. But someone like Janny Sikazwe who blew the whistle in the 85th minute to end the game really hadn't been seen. It is understood that some match officials suggested that the two sides return to the stadium to play another 3 minutes, but Tunisia refused, saying they would appeal the match.