Egyptian official Amin Mohamed Omar, a FIFA referee since 2017, has been selected by the Confederation of African Football as referee for next week’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Cheetahs of Benin Republic.
The Matchday 1 encounter, scheduled for the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, will kick off at 5 pm Nigerian time.
Omar will be in the company of compatriots, Mahmoud Abouelregal (Assistant Referee 1), Ahmad Hossam Taha (Assistant Referee 2) and Ahmed El-Ghandour (Fourth Official) as the three-time African champions confront a team coached by former Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr.
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The match will be the baptism for the new Nigeria manager, Bruno Labbadia.
CAF has appointed Ghanaian official Munkaila Nassam Adam as commissioner, Fatou Gaye from Senegal as referee assessor, and Ivorian Atte Claude Elloh as security officer.
