CAFCC: Bendel Insurance Gets Togolese Ref For ASO Chlef Clash

CAFCC: Bendel Insurance Gets Togolese Ref For ASO Chlef Clash

Ibrahim Lateef

African apex football body, CAF has assigned Togo referee, Aklesso Gnama as the man in the center for the Confederation Cup preliminary round match involving former champions, Bendel Insurance of Benin and Association Sportive Olympique de Chlef of Algeria.

The Nigerian FA Cup champions will host the North African football giants at the 15,000 capacity Samuel Ogbemudia stadium, Benin on August 20 and later travel to Algiers for the 2nd leg fixture on August 27,2023 at the 18,000-capacity Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium in Chlef, Algeria.

Insurance will hope to get the better off ASO Chlef over two legs in the preliminary round before facing former champions RS Berkane (Morocco) in the second round for a place in the group stage.

Meanwhile, Gnama is not new to Nigeria, having been appointed by CAF as match referee, with his compatriots Komlan Domenyo Adiwotso, Jonathan Koffi Ahonto and Komlanvi Aklassou in the roles of assistant referee 1, assistant referee 2 in the Olympic Eagles game against Tanzania Young Taifa Stars in the crucial U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game in October last year.

The team went on to beat the visitors 2-0 at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex in Ibadan.