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Sudanese refs to handle Nigeria vs Guinea U-23 AFCON qualifier

THE Confederation of African Football has appointed referees from Sudan to take charge of the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying clash between Nigeria and Guinea.

The final qualifying round first leg fixture will be held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja tomorrow.

Sabri Mohamed Fadul will be the centre referee with his compatriots Abdelgabar Mohamed Abdelgabar and Ahmed Subahi as assistant referee 1 and assistant referee 2 respectively, while Ring Akech Malong from South Sudan will work as fourth official.

Munkaila Nassam Adam from Ghana will be the match commissioner.

The encounter will kick off at 4pm as the Olympic Eagles seek to take a healthy advantage ahead of the return leg scheduled for Rabat, Morocco on Tuesday, March 28.

CAF has also appointed officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo for the second leg, which will be held at the Complexe Sportif Prince Heritier Moulay Al Hassan starting from 7pm Moroccan time.

Yannick Malala Kabanga will be referee for the encounter, with his compatriots Guylain Ngila, Rambo Neushiye and Tanguy Lopembe Tangi in the roles of assistant referee 1, assistant referee 2 and fourth official respectively.

Boussairi Boujlel from Tunisia will be the match commissioner.

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