The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named 85 referees for a training course in preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations in 2023.
There were no Nigerian referees on the CAF shortlist revealed on Tuesday.
Centre referees, assistant referees, video assistant referees (VAR), technical instructors, physical trainers, VAR technicians, and IT support are all on the list.
Egypt and Algeria have the most referees on the list, each with three.
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Four VAR referees from Mauritius, South Africa, Morocco, and Egypt were chosen. Seven technical teachers and physical trainers were chosen from Zimbabwe, Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Morocco, and Djibouti.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria are among the 24 countries that will compete for the title at the 2023 AFCON finals.
Cote d’Ivoire will host the competition from January 13 to February 11, 2024.
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