Algeria had lodged with both the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) over refereeing decisions in its 2025 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final clash against Nigeria.
The Algerian Football Federation announced this on Monday via the official X handle of Équipe d’Algérie de football.
The north African country want an investigation to clarify the controversial decisions and appropriate action taken in line with established regulations.
The FAF said it could not ignore refereeing calls which it said were questionable and caused widespread dissatisfaction.
“The Algerian Football Federation cannot overlook the refereeing decisions in the last match, which raised questions and caused widespread dissatisfaction, as they undermined the credibility of African refereeing and do not serve the image of African football internationally.
“Accordingly, the Algerian Football Federation has formally contacted CAF and FIFA by submitting an official complaint, accompanied by a request to open an investigation, to clarify what occurred and take appropriate action in accordance with applicable regulations,” the federation said.
The FAF’s petition comes after Nigeria handed them a 2-0 defeat to Nigeria on Saturday, which edged out the Desert Foxes from the campaign.
Victor Osimhen and Akor Adams scored a goal each to send the Super Eagles into the semifinals.
After the match, Algerian players attacked match officials on the pitch which was seen in a video circulating online .
There was also pitch invasion by fans that was thwarted by stadium security.
CAF announced on Monday that it has begun an investigation of players and officials for their alleged misconducts, adding that it has collected match reports and video evidence suggesting potentially unacceptable behaviour and has referred the matters to the Disciplinary Board for further review.
