Referee Rajindraparsad Seechurn, second from right, is shielded by security personal against the Tunisia's player at the end of the African Cup of Nations quarter final soccer match against Equatorial Guinea in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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BATA, Equatorial Guinea (AP) - The head of the Tunisia Football Federation has quit as a member of the African Cup's organizing committee in the wake of his country's contentious quarterfinal loss to host Equatorial Guinea.
The Tunisian federation said in a brief statement that Wadie Jary handed in his resignation on Sunday.
The federation didn't give a reason, but Jary quit a day after Tunisia was eliminated by Equatorial Guinea after a hotly-disputed refereeing decision turned the game.
With Tunisia leading 1-0, Mauritian referee Rajindraparsad Seechurn awarded the home team a highly questionable penalty in the last minute of normal time. Equatorial Guinea equalized from the spot-kick and went on to win 2-1 in extra time.
Seechurn's decision sparked ugly clashes between the two teams and Tunisian players attacked the referee at the end of the game.
Referee Rajindraparsad Seechurn, second from right, is shielded by security personal against the Tunisia's players at the end of the African Cup of Nations quarter final soccer match against Equatorial Guinea in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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Tunisia's Ahmed Akaichi, left, is shown a yellow card by referee Rajindraparsad Seechurn, left, during their African Cup of Nations quarter final soccer match against Equatorial Guinea in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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Equatorial Guinea's head coach Esteban Becker, left, gestures as Tunisia's head coach Georges Leekens, right, watches during their African Cup of Nations quarter final soccer match in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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Tunisia's Aymen Abdennour, left, dejected after loosing their African Cup of Nations quarter final soccer match against Equatorial Guinea in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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