CAFCL: Burundi Referee To Officiate Final

CAFCL: Burundi Referee To Officiate Final By Sampson Adedeji Africa soccer governing body (CAF) have announced Burundi referee Pacifique Ndabihawenimana to officiate the Champions League final game, BSNSports.com.ng can reports. Al Ahly reached the CAF Champions League final for the second consecutive season after thrashing Espérance Sportive de Tunis 4-0 on aggregate. Meanwhile, their opponent Kaizer Chiefs had to overcome a very strong Wydad Casablanca side. The Moroccan side dominated both games but weren’t clinical enough to comeback from their shocking 1-0 defeat in the first leg. The 36-year-old has previous experience officiating in several major continental competitions such as the 2019 AFCON as well as various editions of the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup tournaments. Ndabihawenimana will be assisted by Cameroon Elvis Guy and Lee Okello of Uganda, while the fourth referee will be Eric Otogo of Gabon. The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) will be led by Moroccan official Radwan Jaid, while the match supervisor will be Alioum Abu Bakr of Cameroon. The final is set to take place the Mohamed V stadium in Casablanca on July 17 with two Nigeria's Super Eagles duo of goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi and forward Junior Ajayi coming face to face.