Nigeria refs suffer Nations Cup blackout

Nigerian referees not used in 2012 Africa Cup of Nations

Posted: 4 January 2012 Time: 02:23 pm

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Nigerian referees, like their football team, will have to sit out the 2012 African Cup of Nations, after CAF picked none of the country's centre referees and only one to be an assistant referee.  

A total of 18 referees and 21 assistant referees were selected by CAf from across the continent, with Algeria the only country to have more than one referee, after two of their officials were picked.   Nigeria's only representation is in the assistant referees category, where Edibe Peter is the sole selection.   Referees:   1. Maillet Eddy Allen - Seychelles 2. Seechurn Rajindraparsad - Mauritius 3. Abdel Rahman Khalid - Sudan 4. Daniel Bennett - South Africa 5. Benouza Mohamed - Algeria 6. Diatta Badara -Senegal 7. Coulibaly Koman - Mali 8. Gassama Bakary Papa  - Gambia 9. Alioum Neant - Cameroun 10. El Ahrach Bouchaib - Morocco 11. Doue Noumandiez Desire - Côte d’Ivoire 12. Lemghaifry Aly - Mauritania 13. Jedidi Slim - Tunisia 14. Haimoudi Djamel - Algeria 15. Otogo-Castane Eric Arnaud - Gabon 16. Sikazwe Janny -Zambia 17. Nampiandraza Hamada el Moussa - Madagascar 18. Grisha Ghead - Egypt    Assistant Referees:   1. Hassani Bechir - Tunisia 2. Damoo Jason Joseph - Seychelles 3. Edibe Peter Elgam - Nigeria 4. Menkouande Evarist - Cameroun 5. Champiti Moffat - Malawi 6. Range Aden Marwa - Kenya 7. Siwela Zakhele Thusi - South Africa 8. Kabanda Felicien - Rwanda 9. Birumushahu Jean-Claude - Burundi 10. Bouende-Malonga Richard - Congo 11. Ogbamariam W. Angesom - Eritrea 12. Doumbouya Aboubacar - Guinea 13. Moussa Yanoussa - Cameroun 14. Yeo Songuifolo - Côte d’Ivoire 15. Camara Djibril - Senegal 16. Achik Redouane - Morocco 17. Vinga Theophile - Gabon 18. Diarra Balla - Mali 19. Etchiali Abdelhak - Algeria 20. Bootun Balkrishna - Mauritius 21. Shaanika David - Namibia 

Article by: Colin Udoh

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red skin
posted: 06:12 pm
Nevermind, we Nigerians know why!

As for CAN, there has been so much of a hulabaloo from CIV and GH., I just wish Senegal,Guinea or Morocco will upset them for the trophy.
Anonymous
posted: 01:05 am
No referee from Ghana???no even assistant referee??
Swona Champ!
posted: 07:07 am
zimbabwe does not even have an assistant on this list!
xee
posted: 07:25 am
no Botswana officials too,amazing.
Anonymous
posted: 08:03 am
We have referees from Seychelles, Madagascar,Mauritania etc and yet these countries are not doing well. as along as you are white, you deserve to be a referee. interesting!
Anonymous
posted: 09:10 am
Nigeria must happy what about Ghana
Anonymous
posted: 09:10 am
Nigerians might be highly corrupt but she is not the only country without a ref in the tournament.
kassav2k
posted: 04:39 am
I'm not surprised there are no Ghanaian refs involved. I'd rather have been surprised to see any mentioned. They are bias and corrupt just like their Nigeriian brothers.
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