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Nations Cup referee suspended over headbutt

A CAF spokesman told Reuters on Sunday that Codjia, also on the shortlist for the World Cup in June, did not mention the incident in his match report after deciding against taking any action on the field against Algeria goalkeeper Fawzi Chaouchi.

Codjia was clearly grabbed by the collar and butted by the keeper after Egypt took a 1-0 lead with a disputed penalty in Thursday's semi-final in Benguela.

Chaouchi was enraged by the way in which Egypt's Hosni Abd Rabou ran up to the ball, stopped and feigned his spot kick before stroking it easily into the net.