AFCON 2021 Qualifiers: Sudan coach blames Ghana’s defeat on poor refereeing



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Sudan’s head coach Hubert Velud blames the referees for his loss to Ghana in qualifying for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations at Cape Coast Sports Stadium.

The North African team suffered a 2-0 loss to the Black Stars in this third round of the current qualifying round.

The French manager complained that his team was denied a penalty in the first half after striker Abdel Rahman was pinned to the ground by Ghanaian defender John Boye.

The incident led to a confrontation between coach Hubert and the fourth official during the course of the game over the referee’s decision not to award a penalty to his team.

The confrontation caused a temporary delay when Hubert protested being pushed to the ground by the fourth official.

Later, the Senegalese referee showed him a yellow card for his conduct.

Speaking to the media after the game about the team’s loss to the Black Stars, coach Hubert said: “The refereeing performance was very bad, and there was a clear penalty with forward Abdel Rahman that was not counted.

The former French footballer was satisfied with the team’s performance against the match despite the defeat,

“The national team played a good match and we screened the Ghana team during the match and we will be ready for the second leg on November 17, 2020,” Sudan captain Sammar Tayfour said in the post-match conference before the match. reverse.

Sudan lost the match 2-0 with goals from Ghana’s captain Andre Dede Ayew scored in both halves.

Ghana maintains its impressive streak in the 2021 AFCON playoffs by recording three wins in the first round of matches.

The Black Stars travel to Omdurman to play the reverse match on November 17, 2020.



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