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Notorious Referee Appointed for Nigeria’s AFCON Qualifier
Lahlou Benbraham is a reputation that wouldn’t sound acquainted to many Nigerians even amongst soccer followers, after all of the Match Referee isn’t certainly one of Africa’s elite within the enterprise.
Nevertheless, Benbraham isn’t completely a ghost determine in Africa’s soccer circles, the Algerian has constructed fairly a status for himself and in some methods it’s borderline notoriety.
The 37 year-old who has been named the Heart Referee of Nigeria’s remaining 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match towards Sao Tome and Principe, is officiating his first recreation involving the three-time African Champions.
Nevertheless it gained’t be his first time working in an official capability throughout a match that includes the Tremendous Eagles or a Nigerian nationwide group.
The truth is, Benbraham was the fourth official in video games involving the Tremendous Eagles and the Olympic Eagles again in 2021 and 2019 respectively.
The primary encounter was within the CAF U23 Africa Cup of Nations between Nigeria and Zambia, which the previous gained 3-1.
Not lengthy after he was known as upon once more as a fourth official throughout the 2022 World Cup qualifier towards Cape Verde on the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
The stated recreation ended 1-1, Victor Osimhen opened scoring inside the primary minute, however the guests responded 5 minutes later, and held on to grab a degree.
Though he’s not on file for any excessive profile controversies, Lahlou Benbraham is a set off completely satisfied Referee who isn’t shy to dish out playing cards and that’s the place he will get his notoriety from.
Having solely begun his profession in 2014, the Algerian has officiated about 137 official matches and solely as soon as did he go with out issuing a warning – in an Algerian Ligue 1 match.
In his final 10 video games, Benbraham has issued 69 playing cards, together with 9 sending offs, throughout video games on the Continent and within the Arab Membership Champions Cup.
On Sunday, the Algerian takes cost of the Cup of Nations qualifiers between Nigeria and Cape Verde; a lifeless rubber recreation as a result of the Tremendous Eagles have already booked their spot in subsequent 12 months’s match.
But, there’s the small matter of who wins Group A, with Nigeria (12pts) presently forward of Guinea Bissau by two factors within the standings heading into the ultimate day.
On paper it shouldn’t be a troublesome ask for Jose Peseiro and his gamers, who’ve misplaced simply as soon as of their earlier 5 video games within the group, that additionally homes Sierra Leone.
Sao Tome and Principe then again have been the whipping boys.
The Falcons and True Parrots have managed only a level from their 5 matches up to now.
The fixture for Sunday is scheduled for the Godswill Akpabio Int’l Stadium, Uyo.
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