Is this a record? Tanzania Receives Penalty After Just Five Seconds In World Cup Qualifier

Tanzania was awarded one of the fastest penalties in international football after five seconds of a World Cup qualifier against Madagascar on Tuesday.

Ugandan referee Mashud Sassali pointed to the spot when a long kickoff ball chased by Tanzania’s Simon Mvusa was clumsily clutched by Malagasy goalkeeper Melvin Adrian, who plays club football in the French Fourth Division. play.

Captain Erasto Nyoni converted the kick and Tanzania went on to win 3–2 and move to the top of the African Group J standings.

There is no official record for the fastest penalty but in a friendly international against Ghana in Podgorica in 2014, Montenegro was awarded a spot kick after 10 seconds which was converted for the only goal of the match.

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