‘dramatic’ referee turns away from Afcon trainer leaves viewers stitched with incredible sprint in win over Nigeria

A ‘DRAMATIC’ Africa Cup of Nations referee stole the show during Nigeria’s win over Guinea-Bissau.

The Kenyan official, Peter Waweru Kamaku, has fans on Twitter for his frantic sprinting and hand gestures.

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Referring to the 1994 classic film Forrest Gump by Tom Hanks, one person wrote: “Run Forrest run.”

Another joked: “This man is running like he’s chasing a taxi”.

One added: “It’s Tom’s journey on the mission impossible.”

Reacting to Waweru blowing the final whistle, one fan posted: “What a dramatic referee!”

Goals from striker Umar Sadiq and defender William Troost-Ekong helped Nigeria to qualify with three wins and nine points in all.

But Waweru’s way of hitting the referee clearly had a lasting effect on fans watching the game.

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Off the field, follow Wikipedia, this officer graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science from the university.

That was before earning a Master of Science degree in Pure Mathematics.

As of 2019, Waweru is a senior lecturer at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.

But in 2011, he started to referee and in 2017 was included in the official list of Fifa.

He played a match in ACON 2019 and made his first appearance in this year’s tournament in a win over Nigeria.

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