The Zambian official, Janny Sikazwe sparked outrage when he whistled to terminate the game in the 85th minute, only to whistle again before the 90th minute.
Referee Janny Sikazwe twice blew the full-time whistle for Mali’s 1-0 win against Tunisia before the 90th minute, in a peculiar and contentious finale to the Afcon group-stage match.
In the 85th minute, Zambian official Sikazwe blew his whistle to signal the conclusion of the match, but play restarted after the error, only for Sikazwe to blow again before the 90th minute.
The game ended with roughly 17 seconds of normal time remaining following the second mistake, infuriating Tunisia’s players and coaching staff, who were striving to recover a 1-0 lead.
Sikazwe blew for full-time twice before the 90th minute, the second time to formally conclude the match despite the fact that there was still roughly 17 seconds of normal time remaining.
With VAR inspections, a red card, and two penalties, there was also the possibility of more stoppage time being imposed.
