CAF Changes Match Officials Ahead Flamingos, Burkina Faso Clash

CAF Changes Match Officials Ahead Flamingos, Burkina Faso Clash

Precious Oham

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has made a change to the fourth official ahead of Saturday’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup African qualification series third round, first leg encounter between the Flamingos and their counterparts from Burkina Faso, BSNSports.com.ng reports. 

Originally, Joselyn Nsabimana was to be the fourth official alongside Burundi compatriots Suavis Iratunga, Fides Bangurambona and Alida Iradukunda who will be referee, assistant 1 and assistant 2 respectively.

However, CAF has now appointed Teneba Bagayoko from Mali to be the fourth official. Oumou Souleyman Kane from Mauritania and Aya Irene Ahoua from Cote d’Ivoire have been retained

Meanwhile, Nigeria’s U17 girls will on Thursday depart the shores of the country for Bamako, the capital of Mali ahead of the encounter billed for the Stade 26 March in Bamako.

The Nigerian girls have failed to appear in only one edition of the competition (Uruguay 2018) since it was launched in New Zealand in 2008, and are set for a handsome win in the Malian capital to make the return leg in Abuja on 18th May a formality.

Despite a 9-1 hammering of their opponents in a preparatory game, Head Coach Bankole Olowookere insisted his girls have to realize there is a difference between training sessions and match situations and learn to convert all their opportunities during games.