“You are corrupt”
said Senegalese defender Krépin Diatta to members of the CAF, furious with the refereeing after the elimination against Ivory Coast (1-1, 5 tab to 4) in the round of 16 of the African Cup, Monday in Yamoussoukro.
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“You killed us, you are corrupt. Keep your African Cup
,” railed the right winger of AS Monaco to members of the media service of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in the mixed zone where journalists and players meet. outcome of the matches.
Diatta considered that there was a penalty for a foul by Odilon Kossounou on Ismaïla Sarr (55th) and criticized the referee, the Gabonese Pierre Ghislain Atcho, for not having gone to consult the video.
“They killed our competition”
Ivory Coast equalized on a penalty from Franck Kessié after a foul by goalkeeper Édouard Mendy on Nicolas Pépé (86), attributed after viewing to VAR.
“You go to see the VAR to give them a penalty, a guy (Ismaïla Sarr Editor's note) who takes the ball 40 meters and rides, enters the area, and you don't want to go watch the VAR?
I'm sorry but this is overkill.
I’m really sorry but there they killed our competition
,” said Diatta.
Senegal ultimately did not fare so badly because the referee could also have excluded Sadio Mané for a tackle on the shin of Ibrahim Sangaré (9th).
He only received a yellow card.