“You are corrupt,” Senegalese defender Krépin Diatta told members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), furious with the refereeing after the elimination against Ivory Coast (1-1, 5 tab to 4). ) in the round of 16 of the African Cup, this Monday in Yamoussoukro.
“You killed us, you are corrupt!” Keep your African Cup,” the AS Monaco right winger railed at members of the CAF media service in the mixed zone where journalists and players meet after the matches.
Diatta considered that there was a penalty for a foul by Odilon Kossounou on Ismaïla Sarr (55th) and criticized the referee, the Gabonese Pierre Ghislain Atcho, for not having gone to consult the VAR. Ivory Coast finally equalized on a penalty from Franck Kessié, after a foul by Senegalese goalkeeper Édouard Mendy on Nicolas Pépé (86th), awarded this time after viewing the VAR.
“You go to see the VAR to give them a penalty, a guy (Ismaïla Sarr) who takes the ball 40 meters and rides, enters the area, and you don’t want to go watch the VAR? I’m sorry but this is overkill. I’m really sorry but there they killed our competition,” said Diatta.
Another controversy in this match, the referee could also have excluded Senegalese striker Sadio Mané for a violent tackle on Ibrahim Sangaré (9th). However, he only received a yellow card.
2024-01-30 07:50:35
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