The collegiate Janny Sikazwe He was tasked with bringing justice in a match that faced Belgium and Canadain group F of Qatar 2022 World Cup. With many controversies behind him, the Zambian displayed his dubious notoriety in Middle Eastwhistling Canada for offside… one pass behind Eden Hazardwhich in addition resulted in a maximum penalty that he did not see.
The game, which is going around the world, took place in the 13th minute. the action is weird to say the least: an erroneous back pass from Hazard ends up in the boots of Tajon Buchanan, who receives a penalty. However, not only does the referee not signal the penalty, but he whistles for offside. Impossible since the ball did not come from a teammate, but from an opponent. Following the move, networks started burning with Sikazwe’s past and started sharing other controversial performances by the African.
🤨 The Zambian referee who whistled the end in 85 in the African Cup ruined everything in Belgium-Canada
😳 I whistle an offside against Canada… a pass behind Hazard!
💵 He was disqualified for corruption in 2018 https://t.co/KSV5D7ZzR2
— Game time (@tjcope) November 23, 2022
Previously, the mess in the Africa Cup. At the beginning of 2022, he also made the news for having whistled the end of a match five minutes before the end of regulation time. Concretely, it was a duel between Tunisia and Mali and Sikazwe decided to whistle the end at 85′.
FIFA is responsible for their appointment. Sikazwe was one of the arbitrators chosen by the international body for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, which is precisely the second of his career. He was already in the World Cup Russia 2018. Without a doubt, it’s a somewhat strange choice, not only because of its inaccuracies and errors, but also because in 2018, four years ago, He has been provisionally suspended by the African Confederation, due to accusations of match-fixing and corruption.
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