Burkina-Faso won (1-0) against Tunisia in the quarter-finals of the CAN on Saturday evening, in a particularly controversial match. A new controversy a few days before the outcome of the competition.
The controversies are linked to CAN 2022 as we approach the outcome of the competition (final on February 6). The quarter-final between Burkina Faso and Tunisia was unfortunately the scene of several injustices. The referee was particularly agitated this evening and very often interrupted the game with sometimes questionable interventions, but above all stood out for three crucial errors: the hand of Dango Ouattara at the time of the goal, the penalty not awarded to Tunisia after Ouattara’s violent tackle and the end of the match whistled thirty seconds before the end of regulation time.
New controversy in this thrilling African Cup of Nations but tarnished by controversy. As a reminder, Tunisia had already been the victim of a terrible injustice at the opening of its tournament and the infamous Tunisia-Mali. The referee had twice prematurely whistled the end of the match, causing a general uproar about the incompetence of certain teams of referees. More recently, the quality of Cameroon’s infrastructure has been at the center of debates. The state of the lawn and changing rooms or the lack of fairness in the distribution of hotels for the different nations have provoked the indignation of certain actors of this CAN. Tom Saintfiet, the coach of Gambia, had in particular underlined that the small nations were “not respectedby the organization.