As the Super Eagles of Nigeria prepare to take on Zimbabwe in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, four Nigerian referees will be on duty in Francistown, Botswana, for the FIFA World Cup qualifier between Botswana and Somalia.
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Leading the officiating team is Nigeria’s top referee, Joseph Ogabor, who will serve as the center referee. Assisting him are Usman Abdulmajeed Olaide from Oyo State and Mohammed Yakubu from Bauchi as Assistant Referees 1 and 2, respectively. Basheer Salisu completes the team as the fourth official.
The Nigerian refereeing crew will be evaluated by Equatorial Guinea’s Engono Nguema Eusobio, while the match commissioner, Mpito Tebalo, hails from Lesotho.
This assignment highlights Nigeria’s growing influence in international football officiating.
