CAN 2023 (Q)-DRC: Arthur Masuaku cries foul

The DRC was hooked by Mauritania, for the 4th day of the CAN 2023 qualifiers. The Leopards additionally completed this match at 10 because the striker, Cédric Bakambu acquired a purple card for a contentious motion. Congolese defender Arthur Masuaku stepped up.

The Leopards are in a fragile state of affairs for the qualification for CAN 2023. The DRC was compelled to attract towards Mauritania (1-1). Sébastien Desabre’s males additionally misplaced Cédric Bakambu, scorer of the objective, within the 59the minute. The striker was proven a purple card after a contentious motion.

The 31-year-old striker put stress on the opposing goalkeeper after a cross again not robust sufficient from a Mauritanian defender. If Bakambu withdrew his foot in order to not contact the goalkeeper, who had illegally seized the ball by hand on a voluntary cross from a teammate, Babacar Mbaye threw himself on the bottom in a grotesque simulation. The central referee fell into the lure and after a small scuffle between gamers from each groups gave the Olympiacos participant a second yellow card.

An arbitration choice that put Arthur Masuaku in a single hell of a state. The defender of the DRC didn’t go there by 4 paths. “Past the outcome: we would have gained, perhaps not, that is soccer. However selections like these hurt our competitions and our picks, which have already got sufficient issues so as to add to the sphere. Respect us and our sport. The goalkeeper takes the ball by hand on a voluntary again cross?? Cédric doesn’t contact it and takes a second yellow as well as? … How will you nonetheless settle for that in 2023 truthfully? »he hammered in a collection of messages posted on social networks, taken up by RMC Sport.

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The Congolese have cause to castigate the arbitration. The DRC ought to have even benefited from a penalty. Bakambu was mowed down in direction of the submit by the Mauritanian keeper. nonetheless in the course of the first act, the attacker framed a shot after eliminating the goalkeeper. However the former OM was disadvantaged of the objective of the break by a hand from a defender…not whistled by the referee.

With this draw, the DRC is again to the wall. Final in Group I with 4 factors, the Leopards should win towards Gabon and Sudan within the 5th and 6th day of the CAN 2023 qualifiers.



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