Algeria captain, Riyad Mahrez, has blamed Senegalese referee Issa Sy following his sides AFCON quarter-final 2-0 loss to Nigeria on Saturday.
Speaking to reporters after the match, Mahrez insisted that Sy was not perfect in his officiating during the encounter.
I think the referee was not perfect, but that is not why we lost. We still have to mention it because it is football, Mahrez said.