Africa Cup of Nations refereeing gets a red card

PARIS: The Africa Cup of Nations unfolded in a climate of suspicion that referees were favoring host nation Morocco, which reached a climax as Sunday’s final tipped into chaos after several contentious decisions. The most striking image of this AFCON will remain the Senegal players leaving the pitch after Morocco were awarded a penalty at the very end of the second half. That came shortly after referee Jean-Jacques Ndala had disallowed a goal for Senegal. The Senegalese reaction was a sign of the prevailing mistrust shown to match officials over the three weeks of the competition.

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