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Nigerian referees not used in 2012 Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria refs suffer Nations Cup blackout

Posted: 2012-01-04 14:23

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 

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red skin: 2012-01-04 18:12

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.

Edward : 2012-01-05 01:05

No referee from Ghana???no even assistant referee??

Swona Champ!: 2012-01-05 07:07

zimbabwe does not even have an assistant on this list!

xee: 2012-01-05 07:25

no Botswana officials too,amazing.

roki: 2012-01-05 08:03

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!

Ayodele Phrancis : 2012-01-05 09:10

Nigeria must happy what about Ghana

Professori : 2012-01-05 09:10

Nigerians might be highly corrupt but she is not the only country without a ref in the tournament.

kassav2k: 2012-01-06 04:39

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.