CAF ‘blackout’ Nigerian referees from AFCON again

Africa’s football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has snubbed Nigerian referees again for the up tenth time from officials that will be in the middle at the forthcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

At the last count, Nigerian referees have failed to gain recognition from both CAF and the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) in recent competitions.

Sadly, no Nigerian referees will see action when hostilities commence at Cote d’Ivoire 2023.

Interestingly, out of the 19 nationalities selected by CAF, Egypt and Morocco have three representatives each.

This Is SAD:

No single referee from Nigeria as CAF released the list of Referees that will officiate the 2023 AFCON from January 13 to February 11, 2024.

There are 68 Referees selected to officiate the competition including 26 Referees, 30 Assistant Referees & 12 VAR Referees. pic.twitter.com/5V3sxUm8Ln

— Olaiya Azeez Lawal (@OlaiyaAzeezLaw1) December 22, 2023

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Algeria, Gabon and Mauritania have two representatives each.

The 2023 AFCON finals will hold from January 13 to February 11, 2024.

Nigeria’s Super Eagles are in Group A alongside hosts Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau.