Two Ghanaian referees have been appointed to officiate in the 2023 African Nations Championships (CHAN) to be held in Algeria early next month.[ads2]
With two weeks to the commencement of the CHAN 2023, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released full list of match officials for the tournament with Ghanaian duo of Daniel Laryea and Kwesi Brobbey included.
The list includes 19 referees, 21 assistant referees and 12 video assistant referees representing 32 of CAF’s Member Associations.[ads3]
In keeping with its policy of promoting women’s refereeing, CAF has appointed three women match officials: referee Vincentia E. Amedone (Togo) and assistant referees Carine Atezambong Fomo (Cameroon) and Diane Chikotesha (Zambia).
Initially scheduled for 2022, the TotalEnergies CHAN will take place from 13 January to 4 February 2023 in Algeria. Four cities will be used: Algiers, Constantine, Oran and Annaba.[ads4]
CAF Head of Refeering, Désiré Noumandiez Doué said: “For this competition, we have combined experience with youth – we have a number of up-coming and promising referees.”
“CHAN is a global competition and a great platform for our match officials. As we start a new World Cup cycle, this gives us an opportunity to build. We have AFCON – both men and women in 2024 – and a number of competitions under this cycle. I’m particularly pleased to see more women joining the bigger group,” Doue added.
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