by Martin Rødvand on January 4, 2012
The referees for the Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2012 has been announced by CAF. The tournament will take place in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, starting on the January 21st.
Referees
Eddy Maillet, Seychelles
Rajindraparsad Seechurn, Mauritius
Khalid Abdel Rahman, Sudan
Daniel Frazer Bennett, South Africa
Mohamed Benouza, Algerie
Badara Diatta, Senegal
Koman Coulibaly, Mali
Bakary Papa Gassama, Gambia
Neant Alioum, Cameroon
Bouchaib El Ahrach, Morocco
Noumandiez Doue, Ivory Coast
Aly Lemghaifry, Mauritania
Slim Jedidi, Tunisia
Djamel Haimoudi, Algerie
Eric Otogo-Castane, Gabon
Janny Sikazwe, Zambia
Hamada Nampiandraza, Madagascar
Ghead Grisha, Egypt
by Martin Rødvand on January 31, 2010
Reuters reports that Benin referee Coffi Codjia has been suspended by the Confederation of African Football after the headbutt incident in the semi-final between Algeria and Egypt.
Codjia, who is on the shortlist for the upcoming World Cup, was selected for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea as well as the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
The semi-final Codjia refereed was littered with controversial incidents, with three red cards to Algeria. The reason cited for suspending Codjia was him failing to report the incident where the Algerian goalkeeper headbutted Codjia, only to receive a yellow card.
FIFA met last week to select the final referees for the World Cup and the final announcement is set for February 5th.
