2013 African Cup of Nations : Round 1

AFCON 2013

CAF has just announced the appointments of the referees for the 1st round of the Group stage.

Match 1, Group A, Johannesburg (Soccer City)

19 January 2013, 18:00

South Africa - Cape Verde

Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Assistant Referee: Felicien Kabanda  (Rwanda)

Assistant Referee : Songuifolo Yeo (Côte d'Ivoire)

4th Official: Noumandiez Doue (Côte d'Ivoire)

Match 2, Group A, Johannesburg (Soccer City)

19 January 2013, 21:00

Angola - Morocco 

Referee: Badara Diatta  (Senegal)

Assistant Referee: Djibril Camara  (Sénégal)

Assistant Referee: El Hadj Malick Simba  (Sénégal)

4th Official: Koman Coulibaly  (Mali)

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Match 3, Group B, Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay)

20 January 2013, 17:00

Ghana - DR Congo

Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

Assistant Referee: Aden Marwa Range (Kenya)

Assistant Referee: Zakhele Siwela  (South Africa)

4th Official: Gehad Grisha  (Egypt)

Match 4, Group B, Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay)

20 January 2013, 20:00

Mali - Niger

Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

Assistant Referee: Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)

Assistant Referee: Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)

4th Official: Bouchaib El Ahrach  (Morocco)

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Match 5, Group C, Mbombela (Mbombela Stadium)

21 January 2013, 17:00

Zambia - Ethiopia

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Assistant Referee: Jean-Claude Birumushahu  (Burundi)

Assistant Referee: Arsenio Marengula (Mozambique)

4th Official: Rajindraparsad Seechurn  (Mauritius)

Match 6, Group C, Mbombela (Mbombela Stadium)

21 January 2013, 20:00

Nigeria - Burkina Faso

Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

Assistant Referee: Redouane  Achik  (Morocco)

Assistant Referee: Jerson Dos Santos  (Angola)

4th Official: Nampiandraza Hamada  (Madagascar)

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Match 7, Group D, Rustenburg (Royal Bafokeng Stadium)

22 January 2013, 17:00

Côte d'Ivoire - Togo

Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)

Assistant Referee: Evarist Menkouande  (Cameroon)

Assistant Referee: Theophile Vinga  (Gabon)

4th Official: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)

Match 8, Group D, Rustenburg (Royal Bafokeng Stadium)

22 January 2013, 20:00

Tunisia - Algeria

Referee: Bakary Papa Gassama (Gambia)

Assistant Referee: Angessom Angbamariam (Eritrea)

Assistant Referee: Peter Edibi (Nigeria)

4th Official: Badara Diatta  (Senegal)