BURKINA FASO defender Steeve Yago would not have had any complaints had he been despatched off 38 SECONDS into the opening sport of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Yago was booked after a studs up problem on Cameroon's Collins Fai, proper the place it hurts, and has since publicly apologised for the horror sort out.
With Fai bearing down on the Burkina Faso aim simply seconds after the match kicked off, 29-year-old Yago stopped him in his tracks.
By some means the Aris Limassol defender was punished with solely a yellow card, regardless of followers labelling it on social media: "The worst sort out ever."
In the meantime one other exclaimed: "What kind of a profession ending sort out that's from Yago?"
The Burkina Faso worldwide has since apologised for his problem within the AFCON opener, which Cameroon gained 2-1.
He wrote on Twitter: "Not the anticipated outcome for this primary match of [AFCON].
"I need to apologise to Collins Fai for my harmful sort out at first of the match. Deal with the subsequent match."
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To his credit score Normal Liege right-back Fai reacted nicely to Yago's apology, regardless of taking his studs to a reasonably delicate space.
Fai sportingly replied: "It occurs @steeveyago good luck for the remainder of the match."
A brace of penalties from Cameroon captain Vincent Aboubakar noticed the AFCON hosts come from a aim down to assert an exhilarating victory over Burkina Faso within the competitors opener.
The five-time winners had gone a aim down after Gustavo Sangare capitalised on an Andre Onana error to volley residence.
Yago's problem was one of many main speaking factors although, and it is not the primary time he is been caught up in controversy.
Again in 2016, Yago PUNCHED an opponent within the face throughout an AFCON qualifier in opposition to Botswana.
On that event he was given his marching orders, however that is hardly a shock given his sufferer needed to be stretchered off after the incident.
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