Tunisian ref banned after AFCON semis

[Folami David]

Tunisian refeere Slim Jiddi has been banned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after his controversial performance in Wednesday's African Nations Cup semifinal between Burkina Faso and Ghana.
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'' CAF was not happy with the standard of refereeing in the match '', general secretary Hicham El Amrani told a media briefing on Thursday.
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'' We know they can make mistakes but we expected a better level of refereeing. They are graded on each performance and based on his marks the referee from Tunisia is now suspended for a period of time still to be determined ''.
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Among the contentious issues during Wednesday's match in Nelspruit was the red card given to Burkina Faso forward Jonathan Pitroipa that could mean he will miss Sunday's final against Nigeria.
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Pitroipa received his second yellow card of the game, for simulation, in extra time after going down in the penalty area.
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The organising committee will decide on Friday whether the player can take part in the final.

[emezico]

The Tunisian referee deserve the ban. His officiating was far from poor, but worse.