The Confederation of African Football (CAF) arbitration panel has chosen referee Ahmed Imtiaz Hieralal from Mauritius to officiate the match Algeria And Sierra Leone in the opening matches of Group E in Africa Cup of Nations 2021 The event took place in Cameroon, on Tuesday evening, January 11, at Jaboma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon.
The referee of the African champion match is one of the submerged names in the brown continent, and from the second level in particular; He has never managed major matches or advanced roles in African competitions. Even at the club level, which may make the Algerian fans, who are wary of African arbitration, feel some anxiety, along with the coach of the Algerian national team, Djamel Belmadi.
A referee without experience and loves yellow cards
The CAF arbitration committee chose the Mauritius referee, Ahmed Imtiaz Hieralal (39 years, international since 2015), to manage the match between Algeria and Sierra Leone, accompanied by Suleiman Almaden from the Comoros Islands, along with the two assistant referees, Leonal Hassin Ghassau Ondrianotin from Madagascar. Understand the Malian Tarawi Bobo and the Egyptians Mahmoud Al-Banna Zakaria and Hussam Taha Ibrahim.
Although the Mauritian referee received his international badge in 2015, he was not present on the big dates; He managed only one match in the African Nations Cup in 2019. It was in the Algeria group at the time between Kenya and Tanzania. He managed two matches in the World Cup qualifiers and 4 in the African Cup qualifiers, and some matches in African club competitions.
This ruling is characterized by his love for the distribution of yellow cards; He took it out 51 times during the 20 international matches he managed on the African continent. While he produced only one red card. It confirms his great haste in issuing warnings and his intolerance of any mistake.
It is reported that referee Ahmed Imtiaz Hieralal from Mauritius. Has never managed any previous match for the Algerian national team, and managed only one match for an Algerian club. With a goal for nothing.
Referee figures for the match between Algeria and Sierra Leone
- He has managed 20 international matches in Africa
- The most famous 51 yellow cards
- The most famous one red card
- Get 7 penalty kicks