Public outrage as bored politician 'stops football match and orders penalty shootout'

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz reportedly ordered the shootout in the final which was level at 1-1.

He is said to have grown impatient with the slow pace of the game.

The president of Mauritania is believed to have called the match to a halt, leaving the rest of the crowd infuriated.

The referee then signalled for a shootout in the game between FC Tevragh-Zeina and ACS Ksar.
However, this has been deinied by the Mauritanian federation's president, Ahmed Ould Abderrahmane.

He said: "I deny in the strongest terms the intervention of the President of the Republic.

"The decision was made due ​​to organisational issues in accordance with the presidents and the coaches of the two teams."