https://sportinglife.ng/?p=951714&preview=true — Moroccan referee Redouane Jiyed (R) checks the VAR during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) quarter final football match between Nigeria and South Africa at Cairo international stadium on July 9, 2019. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Moroccan referee Redouane Jiyed to officiate Benin, Nigeria AFCON qualifier

By our reporter On Mar 26, 2021 0

Confederation of African Football has appointed officials from Morocco to superintend the game, with Rédouane Jiyed, a 42 –year old who became an international referee in 2009 and currently one of the highest-rated referees in Africa, dictating the tune.

He will be assisted by Lahsen Azgaou (assistant referee 1), Mostafa Akarkad (assistant referee 2) and Samir Guezzaz (fourth official) – all Moroccans.

The match commissioner is Yameogo David and Ghanaian Julius Ben Emunah is the security officer.