Nigerian referees were conspicuously missing on the list of match
officials for the forthcoming U-20 World Cup, Poland 2019.
The World football governing body, FIFA, listed 27 referees and 42
assistant referees for tournament.
Twenty-one video assistant referees were also appointed.
Four center referees and six assistant referees were picked on the continent.
The referees are Ghorbal Mustapha (Algeria), Ndiaye Maguette (Senegal)
and Ngambo Ndala (Democratic Republic of Congo).
The assistant referees are Ahmed Kamel Ahmed Mahmoud (Egypt), Gourari
Mokane (Algeria), Noupue Elvis (Cameroon), Riama Seydou (Burkina
Faso), Safari Olivier (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Amaldine
Soulaimane
The officialsโ preparations, according to FIFA, will focus on a wide
range of topics such as their reading of the game and football
understanding, teamwork and the importance of obtaining the best
position or angle โ being in the right place at the right time โ to
make the correct decision.
All of these aspects reflect the FIFA Refereeing philosophy and are
key to the officialsโ performance, and as such, they are vital in
order to achieve consistency and uniformity at such a high level of
the game.
The VARs will play a supporting role along with the assistant referees
and the fourth official, but the referee will continue to take the
first as well as the final decision on the field of play.
The FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 will take place in the cities of
Bielsko-Biala, Bydgoszcz, Gdynia, Lublin, Lรณdz and Tychy between May
23 and June 15, 2019.
The final will be played in Lรณdz on June 15.
