Sports News of Friday, 3 January 2025

Source: completesports.com

Nigeria’s Abiola to officiate at CHAN 2024

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Nigerian referee, Abdulsalam Kasimu Abiola has been selected to officiate at the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN).

Abiola is one of the 26 referees picked by CAF to officiate at the biennial competition.

25 assistant referees and 14 Video Assistant Referees were also selected to officiate during the competition.

The referees were selected from various countries across Africa, while only Morocco and Togo had two referees on the rooster

For the assistant referees, only Morocco and Cameroon had two representatives each, while for the Video Assistant Referees only South Africa had two representatives.

Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will co-host the competition from February 1 to February 28.