AFCON 2021: Senegalese Referee Maguette Ndiaye Receives Praise and Criticism for Handling Egypt vs Morocco War

• Controversial Senegalese referee Maguette Ndiaye was at it again at the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon
• Ndiaye had to work hard to keep a lid on the north African grudge quarterfinal match between Egypt and Morocco, which the Egyptians won 2-1
• Ndiaye neatly split football fans down the middle in what they thought of how he handled the feisty encounter

Controversial Senegalese referee Maguette Ndiaye was involved in another stormy encounter at the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Ndiaye had to manage a north African grudge match between Egypt and Morocco in the third quarterfinal of the weekend, which the Pharaohs win 2-1 in dramatic version.

As reported on BBC Sport, Sofiane Boufal opened the scoring for Morocco with a sixth minute penalty, before Mohamed Salah's equaliser in the 53rd minute and Mahmoud Trezeguet's extra time strike in the 100th minute settled matters.

They overworked Ndiaye allegedly pushed a player among many other things that happened during the thriller according to Give Me Sport, and naturally, got thumbs clicking on social media.

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@Khalili_OG1 said:

"Hats off to the referee Maguette Ndiaye! Complicated match but he knew how to manage it!"

Meshack Ramanaledi said:

"This Ndiaye guy shouldn't be a ref again after this game poor officiating. There's always trouble where ever he his."

Koketso Ntuli said:

"I've had enough of this Ndiaye guy. FIFA must ban him from all sporting activities, he's a disgrace to the beautiful game."

@sergi_fleur said:

"Mentally you have to be very strong to referee this kind of match. Really. Standing ovation to Maguette Ndiaye. If he ends the match like that, he will also be the referee for the final."

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Egypt's hunt for a record-extending eight African Cup of Nations title continued in Cameroon.

As reported on Sports Brief, The Pharaohs sealed qualification to the last four after they stunned Morocco 2-1 in the quarter-finals on in Yaounde.

Neither side was able to score the winner for the remainder of the half, forcing the tie into extra-time.