Morocco 2025: Super Eagles to conclude qualifying campaign Nov. 18
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has fixed Nov. 18 for Nigeria’s final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match against Rwanda, scheduled for the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo.
Ademola Olajire, director of communications at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said the encounter would draw the curtain on the race from Group D for slots at the 35th AFCON finals to be held in Morocco in December 2025 to January 2026.
He said Moroccan match officials have been appointed for the game, with Samir Guezzaz as the referee at the encounter that will commence at 5pm Nigeria time.
“His compatriots Zakaria Brinsi, Abdessamad Abertoune and Kech Chaf Mustapha will serve as assistant referee 1, assistant referee 2 and fourth official respectively,“ he said.
He said that Prosper Addo from Ghana would be the commissioner while Somalian Ali Ahmed would be in the role of referee assessor.
CAF has also appointed officials from Senegal, with Issa Sy to be referee in the Matchday 5 clash with Benin Republic at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny.
The match is scheduled for Nov. 14, 7 p.m. Ivorian time (8 p.m. Nigerian time )
His compatriots Djibril Camara, Nouha Bangoura and El Hadji Amadou Sy will serve as assistant referee 1, assistant referee 2 and fourth official.
Ivorian Rene Sere will be commissioner while Angolan Inacio Manuel Candido will be referee assessor.
(NAN)
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