{"id":171843,"date":"2025-07-30T23:24:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T22:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/moroccos-fa-petitions-caf-to-suspend-referee"},"modified":"2025-07-31T00:32:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T23:32:59","slug":"moroccos-fa-petitions-caf-to-suspend-referee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/moroccos-fa-petitions-caf-to-suspend-referee","title":{"rendered":"Morocco&#8217;s FA Petitions CAF to Suspend Referee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Moroccan Football Federation, FRMF, has officially filed a petition to the Confederation of African Football, CAF, calling for the suspension of Namibian referee Antsino Twanyanyukwa for supposedly failing to award a vital penalty during the final of the 2024 Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations, WAFCON, against the Super Falcons of Nigeria last Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by Morocco World News, the petition cites \u201crefereeing injustices\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>FRMF claimed that Twanyanyukwa\u2019s decision significantly influenced the result of the WAFCON final.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that in the 82nd minute, the scoreline was tied at 2-2 when the referee gave Morocco a penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Twanyanyukwa took the decision after she suspected handball by Nigeria\u2019s Oluwatosin Demehin.<\/p>\n<p>But after Video Assistant Referee, VAR, review, Twanyanyukwa overturned her decision because Demehin\u2019s arm was close to her body.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a few minutes later, Nigeria scored the winning goal via Jennifer Echegini as the match ended 3-2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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