{"id":9538,"date":"2026-02-14T17:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T17:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/caf-referees-chief-comments-on-africa-cup-final-controversy\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T17:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T17:38:14","slug":"caf-scheidsrechterschef-geeft-commentaar-op-controverse-afrika-cup-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/nl\/caf-scheidsrechterschef-geeft-commentaar-op-controverse-afrika-cup-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"CAF-scheidsrechterchef geeft commentaar op controverse Afrika Cup-finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CAF-scheidsrechterscommissievoorzitter <strong>Eddy Maillet<\/strong> heeft een verrassende verklaring afgelegd over de arbitrage in de finale van de Afrika Cup of Nations tussen <strong>Senegal<\/strong> en <strong>Egypte<\/strong>, te midden van beweringen dat de wedstrijdofficials de Senegalese spelers \u201cbevoordeelden\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In opmerkingen die snel de aandacht trokken, zei 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