A referee for the African Cup of Nations has been banned for six (6) months for “poor performance” during the Tunisia – Equitorial Guinea face-off on 31, January 2015. Rajindraparsad Seechurn, the Mauritius referee, gave Equatorial Guinea a controversial penalty in stoppage time as they beat Tunisia 2-1 in the quarter-finals.
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The Tunisia staff confronted the referee after the match and their federation has been fined $50,000 (£33,000). The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said the committee of referees “noted with regret the poor performance of the referee during the match, including an unacceptable failure to maintain calm and ensure proper control of the players during the match.”
The committee also meted out other punishments on the referee as his mission for the Orange AFCON 2015 was ended. He was also removed from the list of CAF “A” Elite Referees panel.
CAF also demanded an apology from Tunisia for accusations of being bias. Tunisia have also been ordered to pay for damages to a door and a refrigerator in the team’s dressing room at Bata Stadium.
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