Côte d'Ivoire deserves credit for not taking Equatorial Guinea lightly on Wednesday evening. The Elephants scraped through against a tough opponent. And they created this opportunity with a strong start to the match.

On Wednesday as well, Mali displayed a conquering spirit, without speculating on the intentions of their Tunisian opponent. Unfortunately, this success was overshadowed by the completely incomprehensible behavior of referee Janny Sikazwe. I think he had a moment of madness. Unless there are other reasons to explain his decision to stop the match before the end, but only he or the medical staff can explain it to us.