Edwin Picon-Ackong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Mauritian football referee
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Place of Birth: Port Louis, Port Louis District, Mauritius
About Edwin Picon-Ackong
- Edwin Sydney Picon-Ackong (born November 4, 1940) is a retired Mauritian football referee.
- He is known for having refereed one match in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico between Iraq and Paraguay.
- This match caused controversy as Picon-Ackong blew the whistle for half time a split-second before Iraq striker Ahmed Radhi's header hit the back of the net, and the goal was ruled out.
- Picon-Ackong received a lot of criticism for blowing the whistle when Iraq had such a big goalscoring opportunity.
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