The Mauritian official was blamed for awarding a dubious penalty in injury-time during Equatorial Guinea's 2-1 win over Tunisia, which sparked violent scenes

The referee in the middle of the biggest controversy at the 2015 Cup of Nations has been sacked and sent home from the tournament – and Tunisia have been threatened with a ban unless they apologise for accusing the Confederation of African Football of bias.
The Mauritian official, Seechurn Rajindaparsad, took most of the blame for the violent scenes that marred Equatorial Guinea’s 2-1 quarter-final victory over Tunisia.
Seechurn awarded the hosts a dubious penalty in the third minute of stoppage time. Their captain, Javier Balboa, scored it, then netted a brilliant second goal from a free-kick in extra time.
Just before the full-time whistle both teams – players, substitutes and coaches – had a confrontation, and at the final whistle the furious Tunisians tried to assault Seechurn, who needed a police escort. Players vandalised their dressing room, and the head of the Tunisian federation, Wadie Jary, resigned from the tournament’s organising committee.
The Tunisia manager, Georges Leekens, said of the penalty decision, “In 45 years in football I have never seen anything like it.”
The Caf referees’ committee said Seechurn’s “poor performance and failure to maintain control” were unacceptable. The disciplinary board suspended him for six months, took him off the list of elite referees, and ended his involvement in the tournament.
The Tunisians were told to apologise in writing by Friday  or risk being thrown out of future Caf competitions. In a letter to Caf written on Monday, the Tunisian federation had accused Caf of bias and a lack of ethics.
The Tunisians were fined €44,000 for the “Insolent, aggressive and unacceptable” behaviour of their players, and told to pay for the damage caused in the dressing room.
Feguifut, the Equatorial Guinea federation, was held responsible for a minor pitch invasion by home fans at the Bata stadium and was fined €4358, and told to improve security at future matches.
Seechurn had been involved in a similar controversy in 2011, when his handling of a qualifier between Algeria and Morocco infuriated the Moroccans. They complained about the award of a penalty to Algeria, and of a complete lack of protection.
A facebook group called ‘One million Moroccans against Mauritian referee Seechurn Rajindraparsad’ was set up after the game.