Referees are 'SPOILING' the Africa Cup of Nations and have turned it into an 'absolute JOKE' as fans are left furious at the number of red cards... with 13 sending offs as many as the last four tournaments COMBINED!

The Africa Cup of Nations has been labelled an 'absolute joke' because referees are 'spoiling' the tournament with red cards.

Fans angrily took to social media after Cape Verde's last-16 defeat to Senegal was overshadowed by the fact they were reduced to nine men.

Midfielder Patrick Andrade was sent off midway through the first half before goalkeeper Vozinha was also sent off following a collision with Liverpool's Sadio Mane.

'AFCON is an absolute joke,' one fan wrote on Twitter. 'Referees are spoiling the tournament man.