The Confederation of African Football CAF has released the list of 63 match officials who will officiate at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations AFCON slated for Cameroon.
The list consists of 24 referees, 31 assistant referees and eight video assistant referees VARs from 36 countries.
Only one of the listed officials was however from Nigeria, Samuel Pwadutakam, and he will work as an assistant referee.
The tournament, which has Nigeria’s Super Eagles as one of the 24 participating teams, will kick off on January 9th and end on February 6th.
The opening match is between hosts Cameroon and Burkina Faso at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde.
