The Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA on Thursday released the names of 81 officials for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup with no Nigerian arbiter included on the list.
The world soccer governing body selected 25 referees, 35 assistant referees, and 18 video officials for the forthcoming football showpiece.
There are three referees from Africa, four assistant referees, and two video officials.
According to the release from FIFA, the selected officials will be involved in a “final preparation seminar, reviewing and analyzing video clips of real-match situations, and taking part in practical training sessions with players, which will be filmed to enable participants to receive instant feedback from the instructors” few days before the competition.
The FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023 will take place between 20 May and 11 June 2023. The draw to determine who plays whom in the group stage will take place on 21 April 2023 in Zurich.
