Monday, June 22, 2015

NIGERIA VS E/GUINEA:
FIFA names Mali ref for Falcons
.Angolan for 2nd leg


FIFA has named Malian officials for the 2016 Olympics qualifying first fixture clash between Nigeria's Super Falcons and Equatorial Guinea.
Kankou Coulibaly is expected to serve as centre referee for the first leg clash on Saturday, July 18 at the Abuja National Stadium.
Coulibaly will be assisted by fellow Malians, Djeneba Dembele, Mariam Coulibaly and Fatou Sacko as assistant referee 1, 2 and fourth official respectively.
Halimatou Hamidou from Niger Republic will be the referee assessor while Arret Nje Jah from the Gambia will be the match commissioner.
For the reverse fixture slated for Bata on August 2, Angolan Marximina Luzia Bernardo will be the referee to be assisted by compatriots, Luisa Massanga Luhaco, Andalia Bimbi Francisco Jeremias and Tania Marisa Duarte as assistant referee 1, 2 and fourth official respectively.
Agathe Athacou from Ivory Coast will be the referee assessor while Nomsa Mahlangu from South Africa will be the match commissioner.
The winner of the fixture between Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea will clash with the winner of the fixture between South Africa and Kenya for a spot at the women’s football tournament of next year’s Olympics taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nigeria's women team, Falcons did not qualify for the last edition of the quadrennial multiple sports event in 2012 London Olympic Games.