AFCON 2019: Ghanaians attack referee Victor Gomes over Black Stars loss to Tunisia- The Black Stars have been eliminated from the 2019 AFCON in the round of 16 after being defeated on penalties - The match which ended 1-1 after extra time saw a first half goal from team captain, Dede Ayew, being disallowed by the referee Victor Gomes - Ghanaians who were incensed by the decision took to social media to insult the South African match official Ghana's Black Stars have been eliminated from the 2019 African Cup of Nations following their defeat to the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia. After playing out a 1-1 draw at the end of extra time, the fate of the Black Stars was to be decided by penalties. While Tunisians scored all of their five kicks, second-half substitute Caleb Ekuban missed for Ghana, leaving the penalties scoreline 5-4 in favour of Tunisia. READ ALSO: Gernot Rohr says Onyekuru, Osimhen not experienced enough to start for Super Eagles Ghanaians, who were heartbroken by the results, took to social media to vent their anger on the referee of the match, Victor Gomes. A check on Gomes' Instagram page revealed that his latest post had been flooded with over 2000 comments blasting him. The insults were so much that Gomes had to delete that particular photo and make his account private. Even with that, many people are still insulting him under other posts which have his picture. The anger against the South African referee was because he disallowed a goal that should have being a decisive factor for Ghana victory. Captain the Dede Ayew back-heeled the ball into the net after a cross from the right following a pass laid by Thomas Partey.. While explaining to the Ghanaian players why he disallowed the goal, referee Gomes gesticulated that the ball had hit Partey's hand before his pass. But TV footages clearly showed the ball hit the Atletico Madrid midfielder's mouth and not his hand, leading many to conclude that the referee had robbed Ghana of victory. PAY ATTENTION: Install Pitch Football App for FREE to get the latest football News & Scores Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that Odion Ighalo was rewarded for his five-star performance against Cameroon as the Super Eagles qualified to play South Africa in the quarter finals. The Shanghai Shenhua striker scored a brace in the highly entertaining fixture that saw Nigeria come from behind to beat the Indomitable Lions 3-2 at the Alexander Stadium. NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng We have updated to serve you better Super Eagles will avoid World Cup mistakes at AFCON 2019 - John Ogu | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - The Black Stars have been eliminated from the 2019 AFCON in the round of 16 after being defeated on penalties - The match which ended 1-1 after extra time saw a first half goal from team captain, Dede Ayew, being disallowed by the referee Victor Gomes - Ghanaians who were incensed by the decision took to social media to insult the South African match official READ ALSO: PAY ATTENTION Legit.ng Super Eagles will avoid World Cup mistakes at AFCON 2019 - John Ogu