Since the start of the tournament a lot of bizarre incidents have kept the AFCON firmly in the forefront of the collective psyche of the football world. [VIDEO]: Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe ended the match between Mali & Tunisia in the 85th minute, restarted it, before ending it in the 89th minute. FT: Tunisia 0 – 1 Mali Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe blew the full time whistle at 85 minutes then restarted the game & blew it again in the 89th minute. In another match, prior to a game between Mauritania and Gambia the person working the audio botched the national anthem and played Mauritania’s old national anthem. The country had changed their national anthem in 2017 but their players heard the old anthem being played instead of the new one, three times in a row.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 18, 2022 13:27 UTC