TP Mazembe head coach Lamine N’Diaye has slammed Kenyan referee Peter Waweru for what he terms as biased officiating following his side’s defeat by Al Ahly in the second leg of the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League on Friday night.Record CAF Champions League winners booked their spot in the CAF Champions League final for the 17th time in the club’s history after defeating Mazembe 3-0 on aggregate. All three goals were scored after the interval following a tense first half.##NAJAVA_MECA_8063151##The trajectory of the game, however, could have been different had Waweru not ruled out Joel Beya’s opener in the 57th minute after consulting the VAR on a handball by the Congolese striker. It is a decision Mazembe’s bench protested, and at full time, they were captured bitterly confronting the university don.Al Ahly found the back of the net through Mohamed Abdelmonem, Wessam Abou Ali, and Akram Tawfik to book a slot in the final for the fifth time in a row. They will face Tunisia’s Espérance Sportive de Tunis in the final. Esperance saw off Mamelodi Sundowns in the other semifinal to progress.Mazembe boss N’Diaye did not hide his feelings towards Waweru’s job.“We must talk about it; we lost by three goals, which angers me,” the coach is quoted as saying by King Fut. “I am frustrated because I know well that we are in Africa; if we want to progress, the referees must be serious and better than that.”Apart from the goal incident, Lamine felt that most of the officiating decisions went against his club, leaving his charges frustrated for the better part of the duel. “The game was one-sided regarding refereeing, and I know well that we are humans and can make mistakes, but I am frustrated, and this affected us and our focus. The referee played a negative role in this match, and Al Ahly does not need that,” he added.CAF CC: Zamalek cut short Dream FC’s fairytale, set to face Berkane in the final
