Uganda’s Shamirah Nabadda to Officiate U-17 AFCON Qualifiers for CECAFA

Uganda’s Shamirah Nabadda to Officiate U-17 AFCON Qualifiers for CECAFA

Friday – Shamirah Nabadda has been selected to officiate during the U-17 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 qualifiers for the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) region.

Shamirah will be accompanied by another Ugandan Ronald Katenya, who will be officiating as an assistant referee.

South Africa’s Jelly Chavani, Egypt’s Mahmoud Ahmed Nagi Musa and Kassim Abdelsalam (Nigeria) are the referees who have been invited by the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) to officiate during the qualifiers.

The qualifiers will take place between October 2nd – 15th in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The defending champions Uganda are placed in Group B alongside Djibouti, Sudan and Burundi. Group A has hosts Ethiopia, Tanzania, Somalia and South Sudan.

Officials selected for the qualifiers:

Referees: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania), Mitiku Tewodros (Ethiopia), Nasser Mohamud Hussein (Djibouti), Ahmed Hassan Hussein (Somalia), Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda), Abdelaziz Yasser Ahmed (Sudan), Diaffari Nduwumana (Burundi), Mahmoud Ahmed Nagi Musa (Egypt), Kassim Abdelsalam (Nigeria), Jelly Chavani (South Africa)

Assistant Referees: Renovat Bizumuremyi (Burundi), Mohamed Abdelgabar (Sudan), Tigle Belachew (Ethiopia), Adam Ali Eid (Somalia), Ronald Katenya (Uganda), Seif Kassim Mpanga (Tanzania), Mohamed Charmarke (Djibouti), Fasika Yehualashet Biru (Ethiopia), Elmoiz Ali Mohamed Ahmed (Sudan), Gasim Mader (South Sudan)

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