In Nations' Cup
Qualifier: Big Test for Referees
March 20, 2003
Julu M. Johnson, Jr.
Monrovia
The credibility and competence of Liberian
referees have been tested by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
According to a communication to the Liberia
Football Association (LFA) from CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt
signed by CAF President and chairman on referee committee Farah Addo
of Somalia, three Liberian referees will take charge of the crucial
African Nations Cup qualifier between Sierra Leone and Morocco.
The communication indicated that the chief referee of
Liberia, Idrissa Kaba, would be the man in the middle when the Leone
Stars of Sierra Leone host the Atlas Lions of Morocco at the Siaka
Probyn Stevens Stadium in Freetown. Kaba will be assisted Sylvester
Dorbor Rennie and Buster Snyder as assistant referees.
The match is a crucial one that neither side can afford
to lose considering the fact that Sierra Leone and Morocco lead Group
Seven with six points each from two matches.
Earlier, Morocco won Gabon 10 in Libreville and crushed
Equatorial Guinea 50 at home.
On the other hand, the Leone Stars beat Equatorial
Guinea 31 in Malabo before outclassing Gabon 20 in Freetown.
While Sierra Leone faces Morocco in Freetown, Gabon
will be host of Equatorial Guinea in Libreville.
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