{"id":23194,"date":"2022-07-20T15:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/zambia-coach-mwape-queries-var-after-wafcon-semi-final-exit"},"modified":"2022-07-20T15:06:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T15:06:14","slug":"zambia-coach-mwape-queries-var-after-wafcon-semi-final-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/zambia-coach-mwape-queries-var-after-wafcon-semi-final-exit","title":{"rendered":"Zambia coach Mwape queries VAR after Wafcon semi-final exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Zambia coach Bruce Mwape questioned the purpose of the video assistant referee after his side were knocked out of the Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) by a contentious stoppage-time penalty.<\/p>\n

The Copper Queens lost their semi-final 1-0 to South Africa on Monday after Linda Motlhalo converted from 12 yards in the 94th minute.<\/p>\n

The spot-kick was awarded when Martha Tembo was adjudged to have fouled Jermaine Seoposenwe, and Mwape says the VAR decision was harsh on his frustrated side.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m actually very disappointed with the way the penalty was given,\u201d he told BBC Sport Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the future, people will start saying it will be pointless to have referees if the cameras can decide.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey should just be firm, because it\u2019s high time the referees improved in terms of officiating games.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Nigeria goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie was also critical of the officiating as the Super Falcons had two players sent off – both after the intervention of VAR \u2014 in their last four defeat on penalties by Morocco.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe officiating was not really okay,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Nnadozie also claimed Moroccan fans \u201cdid everything to distract\u201d her side, with Nigerian players targeted by laser pens during their shootout.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince I\u2019ve been playing football, this is the worst match I\u2019ve ever played in my life,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

There were no South African appeals when Seoposenwe went over just inside the box in the 89th minute of their game in Casablanca.<\/p>\n

Replays showed Tembo had blocked an attempted pass before the momentum of Banyana Banyana forward Seoposenwe took her into the Zambia defender.<\/p>\n

Three minutes later, after checking her pitchside monitor, Ethiopian referee Lidya Tafesse deemed the challenge was worthy of a penalty and Motlhalo netted her second goal of the tournament to put Desiree Ellis\u2019 side through.<\/p>\n

Mwape admitted that Zambia wasted chances to put the game beyond South Africa, especially in the first half, but he was adamant his side were let down by the VAR controversy.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven the assistant also didn\u2019t see anything. So making decisions by VAR sometimes doesn\u2019t augur well,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt can be like that [VAR to improve the game], but the rate at which we are going I don\u2019t think it is improving the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can say this [semi-final] is not the first time we\u2019ve had decisions go against us because even the other games that we won, some decisions were not the way they were supposed to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zambia have qualified for the 2023 Women\u2019s World Cup after reaching the semi-finals at Wafcon, and will now face Nigeria in the third-place play-off at Wafcon on Friday.<\/p>\n

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