<h3>Ghana wins afcon 2013 quarter final with the help of a corrupt referee?</h3>
In Africa Cup of Nations 2013 referees continue to make a series of highly controversial decisions. In the Ghana - Cape Verde quarter final clash, the referee named Rajindraparsad Seechurn made an erroneous decision by awarding Ghana a penalty after their striker collided with the Cape defender. The incident was clearly a collision between the two players chasing the ball. Neither was it an obstruction nor a pushing or shirt pulling. Both of them were not even aware of each other s position prior to the collision. Cape Verde Islands won 78 percent of the ball possession, unlucky not to score a goal, the team totally outclassed Ghanian players, dominating all departments of the game. Ghana could not even bother the Cape Verde goal keeper with a single shot at goal. The 2 they had were blocked long before reaching the keeper. This Afcon debutants deserve credit, they played excellent football with confidence. They were denied victory by the referee, not the opponent team.
It appears like this referee had made up his mind that Ghana will emerge winners before the game started. He could not award free kicks to Cape Verde after Ghanians committed obvious fouls. The motive of the referee to decide to remove Cape Verde from Afcon is obviously financially related. If you are a football fan you would not have believed what was happening. Favoritism of the so called Big teams by referees has been a trend since the start of the Afcon 2013 in South Africa. During the game Ghana were awarded more than a dozen of free kicks after simply play acting, something which is categorized as a red card offense by FIFA statute.
CAF should immediately take action against this referee (Rajindraparsad Seechurn) after the reviewing the game video. We expect punishment no less than long term suspension, if not a permanent ban. This habit of favoring historically big teams would definitely bar the development of the game in Africa. The reason why African teams under-perform at the world cup is simply because they are used to qualifying with the help of referees. When they get to the world cup it is no longer the case.
<strong>Cape Verde best answer:</strong>
<p><i>Answer by Ailton</i><br/>Of course, is there any doubt?</p>
<p><strong>2013 International Economic Development Program (IEDP) trip to Cape Verde</strong>
<img alt="Cape Verde" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8543/8642808949_631072c1a8.jpg" width="400"/><br/>
<i>Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68616153@N03/8642808949">Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy</a></i>
In March, graduate students from the Ford School and other programs at the University of Michigan spent ten days exploring development issues in Cape Verde as part of the Ford School's 2013 International Development Program (IEDP). The research trip included meetings with government ministries, including the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Tourism; aid institutions like the Millennium Challenge Corporation; and the U.S. Ambassador to Cape Verde, AdrienneO'Neal.
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