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Photo courtesy Janny Sikazwe, the referee at the centre of the Africa Cup of Nations controversy, was taken to hospital after suffering from heatstroke and dehydration during the game between Tunisia and Mali. Essam Abdel-Fatah, who is the head of referees at AFCON, confirmed to Egyptian media that Sikazwe had suffered from heatstroke and ‘severe dehydration’ during the match and was subsequently taken to hospital in Limbe, Cameroon. "It caused him to lose time in the 80th minute, and he ended the match in the 85th minute. He returned after directions from the assistant staff and then returned to finish the match in the 89th minute. When the crisis occurred and the objections and control were lost in the match, the fourth referee was the one who was going to complete the match [instead of Sikazwe], but one of the two teams refused,"  Abdel-Fatah told MBC members of Tunisia's coaching staff complain to Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe after the final w...

Jul 21, 2021 Lionel Messi has won a staggering 222 Man of the Match awards in LaLiga since 2009/10 Lionel Messi has won a staggering 222 Man of the Match awards in LaLiga since 2009/10 /  Every top club in Europe has that one player who is a bonafide superstar and one who can change the course of the game in a second. There are a number of great players currently plying their trade for big European giants, though a few stand out among others. Here, we take a look at those players who have won the most Man of the Match awards in their respective leagues since 2009/10. 1. Lionel Messi - LaLiga - 222 Lionel Messi There are no more superlatives left to describe the genius that is Lionel Messi and the record six-time Ballon d'Or award winner regularly shows why he deserves to be called the greatest of all-time by winning a staggering 222 Man of the Match awards in LaLiga during the period. The 34-year-old is only getting better with age and it will be interesting to see how ...