On January 14, Beijing time, the African Football Federation officially confirmed that Tunisia's appeal was rejected, upholding the result of the 1-0 Match in Mali.
The reason why Tunisia appeals is this.
In the first round of Group F, Tunisia vs Mali, referee Janny Sikazwe ended the match with two early whistles in the 85th and 89th minutes, respectively. Not only did the Tunisian coaching staff look confused, but also the fans watching the live broadcast. The group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations was instantly reduced to a joke, and many fans lamented that it was the most bizarre game they had ever seen.
The Tunisian boss said after the match that when the referee blew the whistle early for the second time to end the match, the fourth official actually wanted to raise the stoppage card. Unexpectedly, the referee directly deprived the fourth official of the right to hold a card.
After the match, the Tunisian team tried to ask the referee team for explanations, but the referee team ignored it and left the stadium under the escort of more than 10 security personnel.
It is understood that the Tunisian player was asked to return to the pitch to play another 3 minutes after returning to the dressing room, but Tunisia refused, saying that it would appeal. Now that their appeal has been rejected by FIFA, they have had to accept a 0-1 defeat in the first round.
On the follow-up to referee Janny Sikazwe.
The chief referee argued that the referee had suffered from heat stroke at that time, which caused him to be unable to concentrate on enforcing the game, so there were two cases of misreading the time. After the game, the referee was also sent to the hospital for examination for the first time.
The reporter said that the African Football Federation is collecting relevant evidence for investigation, and referee Janny Sikazwe has ended his african cup of nations law enforcement journey ahead of schedule.