Daniel Laryea has been selected by the Confederation of African Football for the CAF Second Professional Referees Course to be held in Cairo (Egypt) from September 14 – 19, 2023.
The Ghanaian referee is among 37 Referees, Instructors and VAR technicians who have been selected for the five day training.
The referees will undergo physical, theoretical, and technical tests during the course.
Daniel Laryea is currently Ghana’s number one referee having made the FIFA International list in 2014. He began as a professional referee in the Ghanaian lower division league at the age of 17 and later officiated his first Ghana Premier League between Medeama SC and Berekum Chelsea, and two years later, he became a FIFA listed referee.
Following his enlistment, Laryea has officiated in a number of international football competitions including; the 2017 CAF U-17 Cup of Nations which was held in Gabon, the 2018 WAFU Cup of Nations in Ghana, the 2018 CHAN hosted by Morocco, and the 2020 CHAN tournament held in Cameroon and was also one of the appointed referees of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
Daniel Laryea officiated during the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League in Morocco. He was the Assistant Video assistant referee (AVAR) for the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League Final.
On 6 December 2022, he also made the list of officials for the rescheduled 2022 Africa Nations Championship in Algeria. On 13 January 2023, he served as the Assistant video assistant referee for the opening match for the competition between Algeria and Libya before working in the same capacity in the final.
Full list of referees and other officials for the training:
