World football governing body, FIFA has named Togolese officials, Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe as the official for next Friday’s FIFA World Cup qualifier match between Nigeria and Liberia booked for the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
The Day 1 conflict between the Super Eagles and the Lone Stars will start at 5 pm Nigeria time, with Attiogbe to be helped on the lines by countrymen Komlan Domenyo Adiwotso (Assistant arbitrator 1), Lima Kabassima (Assistant ref 2), and Yelebodom Gado Bodjona (Fourth authority).
FIFA has additionally designated Munkaila Nassam Adam from Ghana as match magistrate, while Abdellah El Achiri from Morocco will fill in as ref assessor.
The match authorities are relied upon to show up in Lagos on Wednesday, while the assignment of Lone Star is planned to arrive on Tuesday.
In the interim, the 5,000 – limit Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena on the island of Mindelo will have the Day 2 conflict between the Super Eagles and the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde.
That game will hang on Tuesday, seventh September, with the Super Eagles, set to fly out of Lagos on board a sanctioned fly on Monday, sixth September, and return to Nigeria following the match.
In the meantime, The Confederation of African Football has endorsed for the Nigeria Football Federation to have just 5,000 onlookers at the following week’s FIFA World Cup qualifying match among Nigeria and Liberia at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. The NFF had applied to have 12,000 observers at the setting
