Nigeria international Hope Akpan has criticized referee Duncan following his dismissal in Blackburn Rovers 2-1 loss to <span>Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship on Tuesday night.</span><br /><span></span> <div class="ply tright name"><span><br />The midfielder took the walk of shame with four minutes left on the clock after he protested against a disallowed goal by pushing the referee. <br /><br />Akpan thought he had equalized for Blackburn Rovers but the referee ruled that he had committed a foul before the ball went into the net. <br /><br />And he could face further disciplinary action for going on social media to complain about the decision of the referee, though he later deleted his tweet. <br /><br />The former Reading and Crawley Town ace has 19 games under his belt in the English second-tier.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br />Photo Credit : rovers.co.uk<br /><br /><br /></span></div> <a class="scorelink" href="http://www.livescore.com/soccer/england/championship/sheffield-wednesday-vs-blackburn-rovers/1-2259665/" data-type="link"> </a><a class="scorelink" href="http://www.livescore.com/soccer/england/championship/sheffield-wednesday-vs-blackburn-rovers/1-2259665/" data-type="link"><span class="hom"></span></a>