CAF has named Mauritania’s Abdel Aziz Bouh as the centre referee for Nigerian’s Super Eagles 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier clash against Les Fauves of Central African Republic. The game will be played in Nigeria in the highly respected Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos on Thursday, which is the 7th of October.
Abdel Aziz Both will be assisted by compatriots Hamedine Diba (assistant referee 1), Abderrahmane War (assistant referee 2) and Moussa Diou (fourth official). The referee assessor is Jerome Efong Nzolo from Gabon, and the match commissioner is Marcelin Gaha Djiadeu from Cameroon. Nigerian Dr Ozi Salami Abdulrahim will be the medical officer.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria is currently topping Group C with six points from two games. They have won all their games which influenced the Fifa September ranking moving Nigeria to 34th place. The upgrade was Nigerian’s first since November last season.