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The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has published a first list of referees selected to officiate matches for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. Eight African officials are on the list.
Surprisingly there is no Ghanaian referee in the list announced by the world’s football governing body.
Gambian referee, Bakary Papa Gassama is among the eight (8) referees from Africa who will be officiating the Qatar 🇶🇦 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The top eight referees from Africa have been selected to take part in the 64 games that will be played at the tournament.
They will undergo training for some months ahead of the tournament which kick starts in seven months.
Referees selected for the Mundial are Jean Jacques Ndala (RD Congo), Mustapha, Ghorbal (Algeria), Redouane Jiyed (Morocco), Papa Bakary Gassama (Gambia), Balmak Tessema (Ethiopia), Victor Gomez (South Africa), Janny Sikazwe (Zambia), and Maguette N’diaye (Senegal).
The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be held from November 21 to December 18 with the opening game between Senegal and Netherlands.
