AFCON 2023: Nigeria missing as CAF lists 85 referees for preparatory course

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Two North African countries, Egypt and Algeria, have the highest number of names penned down

in the center referees list as Morocco, Mauritania, and Mauritius have two each; other countries featured on the list are Gabon, Ghana, Benin, Congo, Somalia, and a host of others.

Morocco, Kenya, Cote D’Ivoire, Algeria, Egypt, and South Africa have two names each on the assistant referees list, with little-known Comoros, Djibouti, Burkina Faso, Sao Tome and Principe featuring amongst other countries. Four VAR referees are selected from Mauritius, South Africa, Morocco and Egypt. Seven technical instructors and physical trainers from Zimbabwe, Burundi, Cote D’Ivoire, Senegal, Morocco, and Djibouti were selected.Nigeria 6-0 Sao Tome: Osimhen nets hat-trick as Super Eagles end AFCON qualifiers in grand style

Three VAR Technicians and IT Support are selected solely from the North African giants Egypt, with the Benin Republic and South Africa producing one CAF Referee committee member each. While there is a total blackout this term, Samuel Pwadutakam was the only Nigerian that was listed among 63 officials for the last AFCON tournament in Cameroon.

 

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