CAF appoints Senegal’s Issa Sy for Rivers United vs RS Berkane Champions League clash

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Senegalese referee Issa Sy to officiate the CAF Champions League matchday two encounter between Rivers United and Moroccan giants RS Berkane.

Sy will be supported by an all-Senegalese crew, with Djibril Camara serving as Assistant Referee 1 and Nouha Bangoura as Assistant Referee 2.
El Hadji Amadou Sy has been designated as the fourth official for the Group A clash.

Gambian referee Bakary K. Jammeh will serve as the match assessor.

The fixture is scheduled for Friday, November 28, at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo.

Rivers United will be keen to bounce back after suffering a 3-0 defeat to defending champions Pyramids FC in their opening group match last weekend.
Similarly, Zambian side Power Dynamos were beaten 3-0 by RS Berkane, the three-time CAF Confederation Cup champions, setting the tone for a competitive battle in Group A.

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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