World football-governing body, FIFA, has appointed Gambian official, Bakary Papa Gassama as the Referee for next week’s 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria and Ethiopia in Calabar.

Gassama, 34, became an international referee in 2007 and has officiated several high-profile qualifying matches and at tournaments.

The Gambian will be assisted by Angesom Ogbamariam (Assistant Referee 1) from Eritrea, who was born in 1971 and had been an international assistant referee since 1999.

Felicien Kabanda from Rwanda, 42 and who has been an international assistant referee for 11 years, will be Assistant Referee 2.

The 4th Official is Maudo Jallow, born in 1979 and who has been an international referee for the past four years. He is Gambian.

FIFA also appointed renowned Senegalese official Badara Sene as Referee Assessor and CAF Executive Committee member, Moucharafou Anjorin of Benin Republic as Match Commissioner.

Nigeria won the first leg 2-1 in Addis Ababa on October 13 and the African champions are favoured to conclude the fixture in their favour next week, to book one of Africa’s tickets to Brazil for the biggest football festival on earth next year summer.
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If dey like,let dem change 100 referees,Nigeria would still win. Full Stop.Like if u believe Nigeria would win

X - will they appoint any cameras as well?

we don winn

The Second eritrean official will definitely be sympathetic to the Ethophian cause. We dont want a flag waving from the sidelines for a "soft" penalty now, do we?
PS. All of una wey the catch space for first to comment, may Garri be your portion IJN. Amen!

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make he no do wuru wuru oh! Cos we wont take nonsense if anytin goes wrong in that match.

Cool! We must win!

Is a *Somalian* referee not a better option?

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He wont live up to our expections but who cares anyway

I pray we win the match........ Nigeria 2 : Ethopian 0

Even an Ethiopian referee won't make any difference.

Let all supporters, officials and cameramen be Ethiopians. Na 3-0 we dey beat them. Nothing less!

If dem like mk dem pick mexican referees and ethopian linesmen. Awa flag dey fly high 4 brazil.




Ola brazil 2014.

Nigeria 4 lifeeeee!

so.......if na gambian ref?wat shld i do.ASUU strike is stil own after all

DONkollione: If dem like mk dem pick mexican referees and ethopian linesmen. Awa flag dey fly high 4 brazil.




Ola brazil 2014.

Nigeria 4 lifeeeee!

spot on

The Referee isn't the issue, the issue are the players and their determination!

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Even if they pick a referee from Ethiopia, we're condemned to win this match.

Victory all the way! Even if the ref has to come from Ethiopia no shaking..

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ok...*we will be on it*#NIGERIA

Jelo4kul: If dey like,let dem change 100 referees,Nigeria would still win. Full Stop

correct .

Why not a North African Referee.

All the same, victory is certain.

We don't care

Y this thread now Are we to bribe the referee or what
*continue sipping action bitters and listening to skelewu......

Where Mukina2? Come, tell that referee to do well, if not, na to send our boys from Edo to go carry am ;DWhere Mukina2? Come, tell that referee to do well, if not, na to send our boys from Edo to go carry am