CAF appoints Libyan officials for ASO Chelef, Insurance clash in Algiers

By Wale Mustapha

African soccer ruling body, CAF have announced Libyan match officials to be in charge of the Confederation Cup first round second leg clash between ASO Chelef and Insurance FC on Sunday.

In a release made by CAF on Wednesday, Abdulbasset Chahoub will be the Center Referee of the match and will be assisted by his Libyan compatriots Wahid El-Djehaoui (1st assistant) and Ibrahim Bekouz (2nd assistant) while Abderrazak Ahmed will serve as the fourth official.

Insurance who are then reigning Federation Cup champions in Nigeria defeated ASO Chelef by a lone in the first leg on Saturday in Benin, thanks to first half strike from Imade Osarenkhoe.

The Algerian Cup champions will be aiming to overturn the lone goal deficit they conceded in the first leg played at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium last weekend.

Any kind of draw result will be enough for Insurance secure the second preliminary round ticket while ASO Chlef must win the match with at least two goals without conceding any to progress.

The winner over the two legs will face former champions RS Berkane of Morocco in the next round.