‘I Could Have Died’ – AFCON Referee Says After He Ended Tunisia vs Mali Before Stop Time

AFCON referee, Janny Sikazwe, has claimed that he could have died of heatstroke after he prematurely blew the final whistle on two occasions, during Tunisia vs Mali clash.   The Zambian referee ended Tunisia’s game against Mali 13 seconds before the 90th minute after he suffered heatstroke and severe dehydration, before he was taken to hospital.   Speaking…

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10-Man Burkina Faso Defeat Tunisia In Africa Cup of Nations Quarter-Final

Dango Ouattara scored on the stroke of half-time as 10-man Burkina Faso completed a hat-trick of Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final victories over Tunisia with a 1-0 win in Garoua on Saturday. Hero Ouattara turned villain eight minutes from time when a yellow card for elbowing Ali Maaloul was changed to a red after the Botswana referee…

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CAF Reacts On Controversial AFCON 2021 Clash Between Mali And Tunisia

The Confederation of African (CAF) football has released a statement on the football match between Mali vs Tunisia on Wednesday January 12, which had a controversial ending.   Recall that the match which 1-0 in favour of Mali, triggered controversies after the Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe ended the game with only 85 minutes played.   In a…

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Buhari Government Allocates Houses to 1994 Super Eagles Squad

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the allocation of three-bedroom houses to the Super Eagles Squad who won the African Cup of Nations in Tunis, Tunisia, in 1994.   The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday titled ‘President Buhari allocates houses to 1994…

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