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2024 BSAFCONQ: Nigeria quartet to officiate Senegal vs Guinea clash

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2024 BSAFCONQ: Nigeria quartet to officiate Senegal vs Guinea clash

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Four Nigerian officials have been appointed as referees for next weekend’s Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations (BSAFCON) Qualifiers between holders, Senegal and Guinea.

CAF has appointed FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup veteran referee, Abdeljelili Ogunmuyiwa, Brigadier General Olawale Fawole, and Olayinke Olajide to be in charge of the return leg game.

Abduljelili will serve as referee to be assisted by Fawole and Olayinka respectively.

Ahmad Rabiu on the other hand will officiate as the fourth official.

Winner of the First Pitch award in the best referee category, Ogunmuyiwa has officiated at six FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups with the latest at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2024.

He has previously officiated at the 2008 (Marseille, France), 2009 (Duba), 2011 (Ravenna), 2015 (Portugal), and 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in the Bahamas.

Apart from the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup experience, Ogunmuyiwa has also officiated at four African Beach Soccer Championships.

They include 2015 (Seychelles), 2016 (Nigeria), 2021 (Senegal), and officiated the final match of the 2022 African Beach Soccer Championship in Mozambique.

Meanwhile, Brigadier General Fawole officiated at the Super 4 Finals of the 2024 Nigeria Beach Soccer League (NBSL) in Kaduna where Kebbi BSC emerged champions.

The first leg of the game is slated for Sunday, July 21, 2024, with the return leg in Senegal scheduled for the weekend of July 25 to 28.

The winner of the two-legged tie will qualify for the 2024 BSAFCON in Egypt.

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Oluwaseun Oyediji
Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.
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