FIFA U17 World Cup: Again, Nigeria misses out as referee list released

FIFA U17: Nigeria misses out as referee list released

By Sampson Adedeji

Nigeria referee continue to miss out as in any international competition despite of tremendous improvement on local scene.

Ahead of the 2019 FIFA U17 a world Cup, world football governing body o Wednesday released the list of match officials that will be on duty for the competition.

Among the 3 centre referee and 7 Assistants selected in Africa, no Nigeria was listed for the biennial tournament.

Following on from the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017, where women referee Switzerland’s Esther Staubli officiated one game, FIFA has again selected female referees for a men’s tournament.

Claudia Umpierrez and Luciana Mascarana from Uruguay will team up with Monica Amboya from Ecuador to form a trio during the tournament, while Edina Alves Batista from Brazil has been appointed as a Support Referee.

In addition: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) and Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico) have been named among the VARs for this competition.

The FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 will take place in Brasilia (Gama), Goiania and Vitoria (Cariacica) between 26 October and 17 November 2019. The final will be played at the Estadio Bezerrao in Brasilia on 17 November.