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An seventeen-year wait to see a Nigerian centre referee at AFCON is set to continue after no officials from the country were invited to oversee matches at the 2023 edition
CAF have released a list of 69 referees for the 2023 Africa Nations Cup in Ivory Coast, but the list has no Nigerian official listed in any category.
CAF release list of AFCON referees
The tournament showcasing the best teams in Africa is set to take place in January 2004, with the Super Eagles already sealing qualification after topping their qualification group, but the team will be the only representative of Nigeria in the continental showpiece.
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AFCON 2023 Here are the 22 teams that have qualified for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations so far
A good record of all the 54-member associations of CAF took part in the campaign, with about a dozen starting through the preliminary stage due to their rankings.
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INTERVIEW AFCON-ready Osimhen in Ballon d’Or dreamland
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CAF released a list of 32 referees, 33 assistant referees, and four VAR officials, but there was no Nigerian on the AFCON shortlist.
Officials from countries considered behind Nigeria in the footballing world, including, Mauritius, Djibouti, Lesotho, Burundi, and Sao Tome and Principe, were invited to whistle in Ivory Coast, showing the lack of qualified referees currently tied to Nigeria.
Nigeria struggle for AFCON representation
The lack of official representatives from Nigeria continues to be a pressing problem for the country, which has not produced an AFCON centre referee since the 2006 edition.
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Report: NFF clarifies Randy Waldrum’s sacking as Super Falcons coach
Randy Waldrum has reportedly received his sack letter as Super Falcons coach, but the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has come out to clarify the situation.
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He can't stop scoring — CAF hails Nigeria Super Eagles hat-trick hero Osimhen
Nigeria's Victor Osimhen finished the CAF AFCONQ2023 as the top scorer with an incredible tally of 10 goals in six matches.
The last Nigerian referee to referee a game at Africa’s biggest tournament was Emmanuel Imiere, who was the referee for the 2006 group-stage fixture between Zambia and Guinea, some seventeen years ago.
The 2023 tournament kicks off on the 13th of January and will have its closing ceremony on the 11th of February, 2024, with 24 teams vying to become African champions.
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