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South African referee Victor Gomes to officiate Afcon 2019 final

While South Africa may have been eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), they will enjoy representation in the final.

South African referee Victor Gomes will take charge of the showdown between Senegal and Algeria which brings down the curtain on the competition.

The decision though is likely to be met with some criticism after Gomes received much backlash for his mistake in the Round of 16 match between Ghana and Tunisia.

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Gomes almost certainly put himself into the bad books of Ghana fans after he disallowed what appeared to be a legitimate goal from Andre Ayew against Tunisia, and the Black Stars were eventually bundled out of the tournament following a penalty shootout loss.