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Ethiopia-Ghana AFCON qualifier to be officiated by a South African referee

By Haruna Mubarak
Victor Gomes
Ethiopia-Ghana AFCON qualifier to be officiated by a South African referee
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The 2019 Cup of Nations Group F qualifier clash between Ethiopia and Ghana will be officiated by a South African referee, Victor Gomes.

Ethiopia will welcome the Black Stars of Ghana in the fifth round of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group F qualifiers on November 18 in Adis Ababa.

Referee Victor Gomes will be assisted on the lines by his compatriots, Zakhele Siwela and Johannes Moshidi with Victor Hlungwani.

The highly-rated referee turned down unknown offers in order to influence African Confederation Cup first leg tie between Nigerian side Plateau United and USM Alger of Algeria in April 2018 and reported the situation to CAF subsequently.

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The Harambee Stars of Kenya top Group F with seven points followed by Ethiopia with four points with Ghana sitting third with three points and Sierra Leone languishing at the bottom with three points.