MORROCO CALLS FOR SUSPENSION OF REFEREE OVER PENALTY DECISION AGAINST NIGERIA

The Moroccan Football Federation, FRMF, has officially filed a petition to the Confederation of African Football, CAF, calling for the suspension of Namibian referee ANTSINO TWANYANYUKWA for supposedly failing to award a vital penalty during the final of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, WAFCON, against the Super Falcons of Nigeria last Saturday.

The  petition, which  cited “refereeing injustices”, claimed that TWANYANYUKWA’S decision significantly influenced the result of the WAFCON final.

Recall that in the 82nd minute, the scoreline was tied at 2-2 when the referee gave Morocco a penalty.

TWANYANYUKWA took the decision after she suspected handball by Nigeria’s OLUWATOSIN DEMEHIN, but after Video Assistant Referee, VAR, review, the referee overturned her decision because DEMEHIN’Sarm was close to her body.

Nigeria later scored the winning goal via JENNIFER ECHEGINI as the match ended 3-2.