Cecafa match officials appointed for U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt

Four match officials from the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (Cecafa) have been appointed to official at the Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). The four match officials including Rwanda’s female referee Salma Mukansanga are among the 12 referees and 13 assistant referee selected by Confederation of African Football (CAF) Referees Committee.

The tournament which will attract eight teams will take place in Cairo, Egypt between November 8-22.

Djibouti’s Souleiman Ahmed Djama, George Gatogato (Burundi) and assistant referee from Uganda Dick Okello are the others appointed from the Cecafa region.

Teams from the Cecafa region failed to qualify for the U-23 tournament  which will also be used to determine which three African teams qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics men’s football tournament in Japan

Defending champions Nigeria, Egypt, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, South Africa and Zambia are the teams that will take part in the U-23 Afcon.

Referees: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria), Houngnandande Djindo Loius (Benin), Ali Mohamed Adelaide (Comoros), Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt), Rakotojaona Andofetra (Madagascar), Daouda Gueye (Senegal), Slim Belkouas (Tunisia), Boubou Traore (Mali), Pierre Ghislain Atcho (Gabon), Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti), George Gatogato (Burundi), Salma Mukansanga (Rwanda)

Assistant referees: Dick Okello (Uganda), Samou Habib Judicael Oumar (Burkina Faso), Jawo Abdul Aziz Bollel (Gambia), Ivanildo Meirelles De O Sanche (Angola) James Fredrick Emile (Seychelles), Samuel Pwadutakam (Nigeria), Hassani Khalil (Tunisia), Abdoul Aziz Moctar Saley (Niger), Firmino Bassafim (Guinea Bissau), Dos Rels Montenegro Miro (Sao Tome & Principe), Wahid Youssef Elbosaty Youssef (Egypt), Diana Chikotesha (Zambia), Fathia Jermoumi (Morocco)