Referee Godfrey Philip
Nkhakananga, of Malawian nationality, will be at the centre during Friday’s
2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and
the Mediterranean Knights of Libya, at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo.
The Confederation of
African Football has also appointed Nkhakananga’s compatriots, Clemence Kanduku
and Joseph Nyauti as assistant referees 1 ad 2 respectively, while Botswanan
Keabetswe Dintwa will serve as fourth official for the Matchday 3 clash starting
at 5pm.
Munkaila Nassam Adam
from Ghana will be the commissioner, while Issaka Boubacar from Niger and
Mayowa Akingbemisilu will be in the roles of referee assessor and broadcast
venue manager respectively.
WAFU B U20 Tourney: Flying Eagles to
relocate to Ikenne
Nigeria’s U20 boys,
Flying Eagles, will move to Ikenne, Ogun State for a final camping programme
ahead of their participation at this year’s WAFU B U20 Championship in Togo.
The 2023 FIFA World
Cup quarter-finalists will camp at the high-grade Remo Sports Institute for a
week before departing for Lome, where they tackle Burkina Faso and Cote
d’Ivoire in a three-team Group B, in their quest to defend the title they won
in Niger Republic two years ago.
Hosts Togo will battle
Ghana, Benin Republic and Niger Republic in Group A of the competition that is
scheduled for 17th – 31st October.
The championship in
Togo serves as the qualifying tournament for next year’s Africa U20 Cup of
Nations, from where the top-placed four teams will qualify to fly Africa’s flag
at next year’s FIFA U20 World Cup finals in Chile.
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