AFCON CAF Appoints Kenya Ref For Super Eagles Lone Stars Clash

Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has appointed Doctor Peter Kamaku as the match official for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Nigeria and Sierra Leone.

The Super Eagles will host the Lone Stars on Friday November 13 at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City in the first leg.

Kamaku who is a pure mathematics lecturer at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) will handle the game.

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This will be the first time the 38-year old will officiate a match inviting the Super Eagles.

He will be assisted by compatriots Gilbert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (Assistant Referee 1) and Tony Mudanyi Kidiya (Assistant Referee 2), while Anthony Juma Ogwayo will serve as the fourth official.

He was among 27 referees selected by the Confederation of African Football to officiate at the 2019 AFCON in Egypt.

Also, CAF named Ethiopian Solomon Gebresilassie as match commissioner, while the referee’s assessor Attama Ibrahim Boureima is from Niger.

Nigeria top Group L with six points from two games following victories over Benin Republicnad Lesotho.


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