Young Africans coach Miguel Gamondi was not happy with his side having a goal not given by VAR in quarter-final defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns in the CAF Champions League on Friday.
After no goals followed over two-legs, a penalty shoot-out determined who advanced to the last four as Masandawana helped by goalkeeper Ronwen Williams emerged.
Stephane Aziz Ki's remarkable strike that cracked off the underside of the bar was adjudged to have gone over the line, but the review team came back and ruled otherwise.
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"It's impossible to fight with VAR, I think it's very unfair what happened here, but if I speak here I'll be sanctioned," Gamondi told SABC Sport.
"Even the Aziz Ki he told me coach from my mother it was goal. But honestly to get knocked out for a goal like that.
"But I (have) experience (this situation before) when I was in Agadir, we played Zamalek and they scored one goal like that, didn't see. When you play a big team like that, it's unfair but it's like that what can I say.
"Only to congratulate to my players, they were fighting, I think they deserved more because even we created more chances than Sundowns today.
"Sundowns created clear, clear chances but we created two-three clearer chances but football is like that. It's not good for African football seeing what happened here today," he further stated.
Gamondi believes clubs in the stature of Sundowns don't need the help from VAR, as he believes their country was robbed a spot in the semi-finals and continued to voice his disappointment.
"Of course, but it's football we play against the big teams again. But these big teams don't need the help from VAR, I'm very disappointed," Gamondi said.
"I think all the supporters from Yanga, all the 30 million, they must see, they did something against the country and this is very bad.
"We need to continue, I'm very proud what we did especially when we played with three key players, we played well. Don't forget that we played against Al Ahly and now Sundowns, but I repeat very disappointed with the referees today," lamented the Argentine.
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