The Confederation of African Football have sacked Egyptian
referee Grisha Ghead from the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Ghead was in charge of the Nigeria vs Zambia Group C second
round game on January 25, and awarded an unworthy 86th minute penalty to the
defending champions. The resultant penalty saw Zambia equalized and ended the tie
in a 1-1 draw.
The Nigeria Football Federation was reported to have
officially logged a complaint to CAF, and the sack of the Egyptian could have
been the outcome of the complaint. Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi and captain on the night Vincent
Enyeama both condemned the penalty awarded to Zambia by Grisha Ghead.
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