The Confederation of African Football, CAF has appointed match officials from Togo to take charge of the 8th African Nations Championship, CHAN, qualifying match between the B teams of Ghana and Nigeria, scheduled for the Accra Sports Stadium on December 22, 2024.
The engagement is the first leg of the qualifying fixtures between both teams, with the second and concluding leg expected to take place at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo on December 28
Aklesso Gnama is the centre referee, with compatriots Jonathan Ahonto Koffi, Wassiou Tchamolla Ourotou and Kossi Fabrice Senyo as assistant 1, assistant 2 and fourth official respectively.
Ivan Gator Brown from Liberia will serve as commissioner while Beninoise official Hugues Alain Adjovi is the referee assessor.
For the return leg in Uyo, Moroccans Hamza El Fariq, Abdessamad Abertoune, Zakaria Bouchtaoui and Hicham Temsamani will work as referee, assistant 1, assistant 2 and fourth official respectively, with Prince Kai Saquee from Sierra Leone as commissioner and Miboti Moise from the Democratic Republic of Congo as referee assessor.
The game in Accra will commence at 4pm Ghana time (5pm in Nigeria) while the return leg in Uyo will kick off at 5pm.
The winner on aggregate will qualify for the 8th CHAN finals, to be hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania – which will use the event as dress rehearsal to test-run facilities and equipment for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations finals they have been selected to host. The tournament will hold February 1-28, 2025.
