CAF regularly use these referees in club competitions in the continent and should have regularly reviewed their performances so that they get it right.
It is very embar-
rassing for such things to happen in Africa’s most prestigious tournament. CAF will need to go back to the drawing board and set up work shops, regularly review refe- rees’ performances so that such a debacle does not happen again.
I heard many sug-
gestions that maybe referees should be brought in from abroad for the tournament but that is rubbish. What we need to do is to improve the performances of our referees. After all we have seen some equally shocking decisions in Europe this season despite the fact that they have assistants behind the post. That still does not excuse the stan- dard seen at the Nations Cup and I think they simply have to improve.
SHOULD PAUL PUT HAVE BEEN IN CHARGE OF BURKINA FASO?
While everyone was quick to commend Paul Put for leading Burkina Faso to the African Cup of Nations final, I have no problem with is achievement. What I do have a problem with though is should he have been there in the first place? This is a man who has been banned for three years in his native Belgium from coaching due to his involvement in match fixing, yet he has been welcomed in Burkina Faso with open hands. Should the ban not have been enforced world wide by FIFA? Does anyone think that it was the other way round and an African coach was in the same position he would be employed as a coach in Europe under the same circum- stances?
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