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CAF referee suspended for 3 months after AFCON qualifier

The referee of the match of the 5th and penultimate day of the qualifiers for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations, which opposed Zambia to Algeria (3-3), on 25 March 2021, in Lusaka, the Comorian Adelaid Mohamed Ali, has been suspended for 3 months. The CAF Referees Committee made the decision, following an official complaint by the Algerian Football Federation to the African football governing body, with a copy sent to FIFA.
The Comorian referee is accused by Algeria of having awarded two imaginary penalty kicks against them. Adelaid Mohamed Ali received a questionnaire from the Referees Committee of the governing body of the African football and was asked to explain his decisions during this match in Lusaka. He was then suspended for 3 months and will not be eligible to officiate any match on the first day of the African qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, which start in June.

Source: Afrik