Ghana coach James Kwesi Appiah was frustrated after his side's 1-0 defeat to Mexico in a friendly Wednesday, but it wasn't the result that seemed to bother him most.
The coach accused referee Baldomero Toledo of using profanity toward one of his players and also questioned why organizers assigned a Mexican-American official to oversee a game involving the Mexican national team.
“Talking about the referee, I was really, really shocked that in a game like this they would allow a Mexican to be the center ref when we were playing (against) Mexico," Kwesi Appiah said in his post-match news conference. "I’m really, really surprised. I never knew about it until after the game. I heard that he was a Mexican-American. I mean, it doesn't make any difference. If you’re Mexican, you’re Mexican.
"On top of that also, his behavior on the pitch. The surprising thing, you know, he used the f-word against one of my players. This is something that modern days, we don’t need such reactions from a referee. I don’t know who organized it but because there are so many referees in the America here, I’m surprised that someone from Mexico should handle a Mexico game.”
Toledo, who grew up in Mexico but came to the United States as a young man, according to an interview he gave to a referee website , is listed as American by FIFA and has called games in MLS since 2004 and has been a FIFA referee since 2007.
Ghana now heads to East Hartford, Connecticut, to face the U.S. in a friendly, while Mexico's first unit will play in the Confederations Cup semifinals against Germany on Thursday with the second unit facing Paraguay on Saturday before beginning Gold Cup play.
Source: goal.com
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This match was ***barred word*** paa
HahahahHa see this faceles person ...did u read with your mind for understanding? ? If This is your understanding then I pity it level of reasoning
When you read, read with your mind for understanding not with your head for nothing. Appiah made reference to the referee being Mexican American, and was worried about that. If you read for understanding, you will know what that means. You played, they beat you, period.
Africans always lacking in common sense so with Kwasi Appiah experience in football he don't even no who and where the referee will be coming from So am ashamed to mention the ex players what is actually their objectives poor you people....
There is no where in his statement which states that kwasi Appiah is blaming the referee for Ghana's defeat. His beef is that the referee used an f word n didn't understand y a Mexican would b a referee for such a game
If kwesi Appiah is blaming the referee for the defeat, I don't agree with him. The penalty was a clear one. His players had a lot of chances they should have scored, therefore I don't see why kwesi is finding an excuse for the loss. There no need to start blaming referees for your defeat, work hard to score goals next time.