Panafrican News Agency

2014 WC playoff: FIFA names referees for 1st-leg matches

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - FIFA, the world football governing body, has named the following referees for the first-leg matches this weekend in the African playoff for the 2014 World Cup, to be hosted by Brazil.

Saturday 12 Oct. 2013:
16:00 GMT -- Burkina Faso vs Algeria -- Janny Sikazwe (Zambia).
17:00 GMT -- Cote d'Ivoire vs Senegal -- Rajindraparsad Seechunr (Mauritius).

Sunday 13 Oct. 2013:
13:00 GMT -- Ethiopia vs Nigeria -- Neant Alioum (Cameroon)
17:00 GMT -- Tunisia vs Cameroon -- Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Tuesday 15 Oct. 2013:
16:00 GMT -- Ghana vs Egypt -- Bouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco).

The second-leg matches will be played 15-19 Nov.
-0- PANA VAO/SEG 10Oct2013