Tunisia canceled the African Nations Cup after losing 1-0 to Burkina Faso in the quarter-finals on Saturday.

Dango Ouattara scored in the second minute of first-half overtime before he was sent off eight minutes from time after


the intervention of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).

🇧🇫 The horses take advantage of the counter-attacks to end the first half with a late goal in the net against the Tunisian team 🇹🇳 #African Nations_Cup #Tunisia_Burkina_Faso pic.twitter.com/T68PCc4UWU

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Wahbi Khazri's ballistic missile from a fixed ball, which goalkeeper Kofi narrowly missed!# Africa Cup of Nations # Tunisia_burkina_faso pic.twitter.com/QJmn2miIg0

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The Tunisian players demanded a penalty kick in their favour, in the 76th minute, as a result of a foul by Wehbe Khazri from the Burkinabe defender, but the referee, after reviewing the situation with the video assistant referee, refused to count it and announced a throw-in to Tunisia.

Is the government unfair to Tunisia?

The referee's decision was correct because the defender, despite the strong contact, succeeded in playing the ball and removing it before the collision with Khazri, even if the collision was strong, it is not considered.

Because the lesson in football law in all contacts or competition for the ball is the player’s success in playing the ball, according to Article 12 (errors and misconduct).

Meaning that as long as the player has already succeeded in kicking the ball, he does not count what comes after as long as his movement is natural, that is, he did not raise his leg up in an exaggerated manner to obstruct or hit his opponent, for example, and this applies to the goalkeeper in the dockings as well.

Is the Tunisian national team unfair arbitration?

🇹🇳# African Nations Cup # Tunisia_ Burkina_ Faso pic.twitter.com/P5S2msdzQ3

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Not long ago, Brazilian goalkeeper Alison Becker was canceled twice the day before yesterday, due to his success in playing the ball before colliding with the opponent.

Burkina Faso plays in the semi-finals on Wednesday against Senegal or Equatorial Guinea, who meet on Sunday.

  • Former international referee