Redoune Jiyed, the Moroccan who handled the Nigeria versus South Africa quarter-finals clash at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations has been assigned the same roll in the Benin-Nigeria qualifying duel for Cameroon 2021.
Two of his compatriots, Lahsen Azgaou and Mostafa Akarkad will be the assistant referees.
Nicknamed the โChild of Sousโ a region in the mid-southern Morocco, Redoune Jiyed, 40 is often compared with the late Said Belqola, the Moroccan who was the only African to officiate a World Cup final match. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2ND9wXkfZE
Belqola, who had officiated in Nigeria in a World Cup encounter against Guinea in 1996 as well as a Shooting Stars Champions League duel with South Africaโs Orlando Pirates, was the referee of the France versus Brazil World Cup final match in 1998. (Guardian)