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| Jonathan Pitroipa shocked to be booked for diving |
Burkina Faso winger Jonathan Pitroipa has been cleared to
play in the AFCON 2013 finals on Sunday against the Super Eagles of Nigeria
after he had his red card rescinded.
Pitroipa was hard done by Tunisian referee
Slim Jedidi in the 116th minute of the semifinal clash against the
Black Stars of Ghana after he was adjudged to have gone down in the penalty box
by simulation.
Slim had afterwards apologized for making a mistake in
booking the winger a second time for diving. In a reaction to the public clamour
for justice to be served by allowing Petriopa to take part in Sunday's final, CAF President Issa Hayatou commented, “Everyone realized that this
referee did not officiate well.”
“ They've told me the referee has sent a letter saying he got
it wrong. The referee admitted his error in his report given to the CAF
secretary general; he recognized that he had got it wrong.”
With the ‘all-clear’ for Pitroipa to feature on Sunday, it
will serve as a relief for Burkina Faso having adequate arsenal to stage an
upset against favourites Nigeria after losing influential striker Alain Traore earlier in the competition to injury.
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