Sanctions disciplinaires de la CAF : Quid de l'arbitre Jean-Jacques Ndala ?
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has imposed disciplinary sanctions on several individuals involved in the final between Morocco and Senegal, which was marred by numerous incidents. Both Senegal and Morocco were sanctioned. However, referee Jean-Jacques Ndala, one of the main figures responsible for the chaos of the final, escaped punishment.
As expected, the CAF sanctioned Pape Thiaw, the Senegalese Football Federation, Moroccan players Ismail Saibari and Achraf Hakimi, and the Moroccan Football Federation itself. But, strangely, in its statement, the CAF made no mention of the referee, Jean-Jacques Ndala. Yet, almost everything stemmed from his highly controversial decisions.
First, the Congolese referee made a glaring error by hastily blowing his whistle on a goal scored by Senegal during stoppage time, thus eliminating any possibility of using VAR. Two minutes later, he was reprimanded by Brahim Diaz, but unlike his handling of Ismaila Sarr, he didn't show him a card. Then, he awarded a dubious penalty. This violated the very rules of VAR, which stipulate that the referee should only change his decision after consulting video replay in cases of clear error. This was not the case here, as confirmed by Archivo VAR and French referee Bruno Derrien, contacted by L'Équipe. According to them, the penalty on Brahim Diaz should not have been awarded. Furthermore, Jean-Jacques Ndala completely lost control of the match, ordering the penalty to be taken while fans and stewards clashed in the stands. Finally, the Congolese referee did not flinch when ball boys attacked the towels of Edouard Mendy and Yehvann Diouf.
Four serious fouls were committed during the final, broadcast worldwide, without any sanctions. It's as if the CAF (Confederation of African Football) deemed Jean-Jacques Ndala's performance satisfactory. Yet, indirectly, the CAF is admitting that the Congolese referee failed, since the governing body sanctioned Achraf Hakimi and Ismail Saibari for stealing towels from Edouard Mendy. This is something the four referees present apparently failed to notice, even missing the physical assault of a professional player by ball boys!
By failing to sanction referee Ndala, CAF continues to turn a blind eye to one of the biggest problems in African football: refereeing. When incompetence goes unpunished, it becomes the norm. This is all too often the case on the continent. Isn't it time to reform this sector for the good of African football? CAF is not taking this path, to the great detriment of African football, which will continue to be dragged down.
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