Ghead Grisha has been dismissed from
the ongoin African Cup of Nations,
AFCON.

The 36 year old Egyptian referee who
officiated the match between the Super
Eagles of Nigeria and Chipolopo of
Zambia on Friday January 25th, was
axed as a result of poor officiating.

Grisha awarded a controversial penalty
to Zambia in the 85th minute which
enabled them draw level in the group C
match, thereby keeping their
qualification hopes alive.
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF
immediately sent a protest letter to the
Confederation of African Football, CAF,
asking the football governing body to
look into the questionable call by Grisha.

A top official of CAF said yesterday that
Grisha ‘has been sent home. He will have
no further action at this Cup of Nations.

His decisions did not tally with best
practices of the refereeing profession
and we would not allow anyone to start
re-writing the rules of the game here.

Source: www.informationng.com/2013/01/caf-dismisses-egyptian-ref-who-officiated-nigeria-vs-zambia-match.html

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