“When I saw him at the start of the game I knew that Nigeria was in for trouble and said what the hell is he doing here. A man who has been accused in Algeria of match-fixing and taking bribes to fix games is here to officiate in Africa’s show-piece tournament?.
" It was really sad and he did not disappoint me at the end of the day. He called on CAF to ensure that they carry out proper scrutiny of referees across the continent before appointing them for major tournaments.
Mourad, said he knew that match between Nigeria's Super Eagles and Burkina Faso would be badly officiated because the referee, Benouza Mohammed has been accused in Algeria of match-fixing and taking bribes to fix games.
“Normally, first matches are always very tough for big teams because they don’t know the opposition, there is also pressure and in the case of Nigeria there was bad refereeing.
Once the team settles down, they will go places because they have a good side and Keshi is also a very good coach because I know him in his days as Mali national team handler.
Mourad, who is South Africa to cover the Nations Cup for the top TV station also predicted that the Super Eagles could go all the way and win the trophy, called on CAF to ensure that they carry out proper scrutiny of referees across the continent before appointing them for major tournaments.
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