The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Burundian referee Pacifique Ndabiha on January 23, to lead Morocco’s game against Malawi.
This game is part of the round of 16 in the 2021 African Cup of Nations (CAN), taking place in Cameroon from January 9 to February 6.
Tunisian referee Haitham Qirat will be part of the VAR team, along with Kenyan Peter Waweru, said CAF.
In terms of playoffs, Morocco tops Group C’s ranking with a total of 7 points, ahead of Gabon with a total of 5 points, Comoros with 3 points, and then Ghana which came last with only 1 point.
In the previous games with Group C, Morocco finished in a draw with Gabon (2-2) and defeated both Comoros (2-0) and Ghana (1-0), while Malawi finished third in Group B, behind Senegal and Guinea.
Morocco is set to play against Malawi on Tuesday, January 25, at the Ahmadou Ahidjou’s stadium in Yaounde, starting at 8 p.m (Morocco time).
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