Noumandiez Doué

Noumandiez Doué (born 29 September 1970) is a football referee from Côte d'Ivoire.

He became a FIFA referee in 2004.[1] Doué has refereed in international tournaments including the 2010,[2] 2012,[3] and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations[4] competitions. He has also officiated at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[5] the 2011 CAF Champions League Final, the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup,[6] and qualifying matches for the 2010[7] and 2014[8] World Cups.

In 2011, Doué was named Referee of the Year by the Confederation of African Football.[9]

Controversies

During the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, while officiating the quarter-final clash between Cruz Azul and Western Sydney Wanderers F.C., Doué controversially sent of Western Sydney Wanderers Captain Nicolai Topor-Stanley after receiving his second yellow card. The first yellow card was shown in an obvious case of mistaken identity, when the player involved was around 5 metres away when the incident occurred.

He was also questioned over the conditions of the playing surface. Torrential rain had hit the stadium, and by the start of the second half, some parts of the field were completely covered by water, however Doué continued play on the obvious un-playable field.

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References

  1. ↑ FIFA. "Côte d'Ivoire: Referees". Retrieved on 22 April 2013.
  2. ↑ ESPN. "Angola 2 Malawi 0 - African Nations Cup result". Reuters, 14 January 2010. Retrieved on 22 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Confederation of African Football. "Referees - Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2012". Retrieved on 22 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Morrison, Neil. "African Nations Cup 2013". RSSSF, 22 February 2013. Retrieved on 22 April 2013.
  5. ↑ FIFA. "Croatia - Saudi Arabia 0:2 (0:0)". 31 July 2011. Retrieved on 22 April 2013.
  6. ↑ FIFA. "FIFA Club World Cup: Kashiwa Reysol 0:0 3:5 PSO Al-Sadd Sports Club". 18 December 2011. Retrieved on 22 April 2013.
  7. ↑ FIFA. "Gabon - Morocco 3:1 (1:0)". 10 October 2009. Retrieved on 22 April 2013.
  8. ↑ FIFA. "Burkina Faso - Niger - 4:0 (2:0)". 23 March 2013. Retrieved on 22 April 2013.
  9. ↑ Oti Adjei, Michael. "Yaya Toure is named Caf African Player of the Year". BBC, 22 December 2011. Retrieved on 22 April 2013.