Rajindraparsad Seechurn (born 3 June 1970) is a

Mauritian Mauritians (singular Mauritian; french: Mauricien; Creole: ''Morisien'') are nationals or natives of the Republic of Mauritius and their descendants. Mauritius is a multi-ethnic society, with notable groups of people of South Asian (notably ...

football referee. He started his career in 1996 and reached the first grade for referees in 2001. He is an international referee and has taken charge of matches for the African Federation since 2004. He refereed at the

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and

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Career

In January 2015, while refereeing the quarter-final match at the

, between host nation Equatorial Guinea and

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, he awarded a

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to the host nation in injury time, which

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converted to cancel out

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's 70th-minute goal. Balboa then scored a free-kick in the 102nd minute for an unlikely host nation win. As the hosts celebrated, fights started between the rival players and Seechurn was attacked by furious Tunisian players as he was sped from the field by security officials. In February 2015, he was banned for six months for his "poor performance" at the tournament. CAF added that the referee's failings included an "unacceptable failure to maintain calm and ensure proper control of the players during the match". Tunisian federation was fined $50,000 (£33,000) and CAF seek an apology from Tunisia for accusations of bias.

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External links

Information at FIFA.com
1970 births Mauritian people of Indian descent Mauritian football referees Living people {{Mauritius-footy-bio-stub