The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Benoit Ben Bado of Burkina Faso to referee the final of the UFOA-B U-17 tournament a qualifier for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations between Ivory Coast and Niger.
The match is scheduled for Friday, October 23, 2026, at the 4-Août Stadium in Ouagadougou.
For this match, the referee from Burkina Faso will be assisted by Sait Ngallan from The Gambia and Ourotou Wasiou from Togo.
Selorm Yao Bless from Ghana has been named the fourth official.
This appointment places a referee from Burkina Faso at the center of the regional final, which pits two teams against each other that have already qualified for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the 4-Août Stadium.
