CHAN 2022
Rwanda, Sudan referees selected for CHAN 2022
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has selected two centre referees from Rwanda and Sudan to officiate at the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2022 to take place in Algeria.
Eighteen teams will take part in the CHAN tournament slated for January 13th to February 4th, 2023 in Algeria.
According to the list released Rwanda’s Samuel Uwikunda and Sudan’s Mahmood Ali M. Ismail are part of the 12 centre referees selected.
Ethiopia’s experienced referee Bamlak Tessema Weyesa has been selected together with Pacifique Ndibihawenimana (Burundi), Peter Waweru Kamaku (Kenya) and Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan) as VAR referees.
The assistant referee picked from the Council of East and central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) region include; Hamza Hagi Abdi, Dieudonne Mutuyimana (Rwanda) and Emery Niyongabo.
CAF has selected 19 centre referees including one woman from Togo Vincentia E. Amedome, 21 assistant referees including two women, and 12 VAR referees.
The CECAFA region will be represented by Uganda, Sudan and Ethiopia at the CHAN 2022 tournament. Morocco are the defending champions.