FIFA confirms match officials for 2018 World Cup qualifier between Algeria and Nigeria

FIFA has picked Gabonese and Bukina Faso officials as centre and assistant referees for 2018 World Cup qualifier between Algeria and Nigeria on November 11.


Federation of Algeria Football (FAF) confirmed on their official website, that Mr Eric Arnaud Otogo Castane of Gabon will serve as centre referee and will be assisted by Aboubacar Doumbouya of Guinea and Seydou Tiama of Burkina Faso.

Mr. Juste Ephrem Zio of Burkina Faso will serve as fourth official for game, which will be played at Mohamed-Hamlaoui Stadium in Constantine.

Other officials include Mr. Omer Kouamé Dehoule of Côte d’Ivoire, who will be the Match Commissioner, while Mr. Aden Robleh Rayaleh of Djibouti is the referee inspector the encounter.

The match is a dead rubber, as the Super Eagles have already qualified for next year’s tournament in Russia.