The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Burundian official Georges Gatogato as the referee for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers matchday five encounter between Angola and Ghana slated for Friday, November 15.
The 36-year-old Gatogato, who has been a FIFA-licensed referee since 2007, will be assisted by fellow Burundians Rénovat Bizumuremyi, Olivier Nibogora, and Rodrigue Bigirimana, who have been appointed as Assistant Referee I, Assistant Referee 2, and fourth official, respectively, with Gervasio Maria from Mozambique as match commissioner and South Africa’s Victor Gomes as referee assessor.
Meanwhile, for Ghana’s match against the Niger Republic on Monday, November 18, Rurisa Patience Fidele from Rwanda has been selected as the referee.
Fidele will be joined by compatriots Dieudonne Mutuyimana, Didier Ishimwe, and Jean Claude Ishimwe as Assistant Referee I, Assistant Referee 2, and fourth official, respectively, while Bakary Jammeh from The Gambia is the match commissioner and Mfubusa Bernard from Burundi is the referee assessor.
The Black Stars have it all to do in Group F, where they are currently in third place with two points, and must win their upcoming two games to have any shot at reaching next year’s AFCON tournament in Morocco.
The four-time African champions will visit the Estadio 11 de Novembro in Luanda to take on Angola at 8pm local time before hosting Niger at the Accra Sports Stadium at 4pm local time.
