Guinean Officials To Take Charge Of Eagles, Antelopes Clash

The Nigeria Football Association,NFA, has secured the services of Guinean referees to be in charge of Saturday’s potentially-explosive international friendly match between Nigeria's home based Eagles and Ethiopia’s seniorhome-based squads at the National Stadium, Abuja.

In a letter addressed to the Association, the General Secretary of Guinea Football Federation, Ibrahima Barr, noted that his body received the request from the NFA and has nominated three officials for the match.

The centre referee will be Yakhouba Keita, who has been an international referee since 2004, Moutashpa Toure, who has been an international assistant referee since 2007, is the first assistant referee.

Abdel Raffi, who became an international assistant referee last year, will serve as the second Assistant Referee, while the NFA is expected to appoint a Nigerian to serve as Fourth Official.