A scandalous African judge will work on the case of cats from Belgium and Canada

2022-11-23 19:44 © „Reuters“

The World Cup in Qatar is distinguished by the fact that the matches last longer than usual.

The match officials have been instructed to meticulously count every stoppage time, so a significant amount of extra time is added during the games.

However, at least for now the situation may change.

In the match between Belgium and Canada, a scandalous African referee Janny Sikazwe, who is notorious for not liking overly long matches, will officiate.

In January of this year, during the AFCON match between Mali and Tunisia (1:0), the Zambian referee in his 42nd year twice declared the end of the match (85 and 89.4 minutes), and his actions caused confusion on the field.

Tunisia v Mali

- VAR review for a penalty, given (pen missed)
- Ref blows for full-time on 85 minutes
- Play does restart
- Player sent off
- VAR tells the ref it's not a red
- Ref rejects the red review (it was never a red card)
- Ref blows for full time on 89.40

Chaos!

— Dale Johnson (@DaleJohnsonESPN) January 12, 2022