This is contrary to the picture painted to Nigerians by the Nigeria Football Federation that Ghead had been sent packing from officiating at the Africa Nations Cup by the Confederation of African Football over the controversial penalty he awarded to Zambia in the closing stages of the Group C match against Nigeria.
This enabled the Chipolopolo of Zambia to end the match against Nigeria one goal apiece.
But on Wednesday, Ghead was the fourth official in the Group D game between Algeria and Cote D’Ivoire in Rustenburg.
In a statement on Monday by the Director of Media of the NFF, Demola Olajire, the body claimed that Ghead had been punished by CAF for his poor handling of the encounter between the Super Eagles and the Chipolopolo, where a late penalty call was given to the defending champions.
However, events on Wednesday proved that the football federation had sold a dummy to Nigerians as they tried to shift attention from the team’s inability to win matches.
When contacted, Olajire told Goal.com: “That was the impression that CAF gave us (that he had been suspended).”
After the news broke last week in Nigerian media circles, Goal.com sent an email to the CAF Media Channel but never got a response.
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