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Zambian referee Sikazwe speaks on his blunders at Africa Cup of Nations

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January 12, 2022 Tunisia coach Mondher Kebaier remonstrates with the referee Janny Sikazwe after the match REUTERS

'I got confused - I couldn't hear anybody', these were the words of Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe to the media when he arrived back home from Cameroon.

Sikazwe, who caused a furore two weeks ago when he ended the match between Mali and Tunisia before time and then tried to get the teams back on the pitch some 30 minutes later to play an additional four minutes, said the high humid weather in Limbe was the reason for his erratic performance in the second half during a clash between Tunisia and Mali

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