East African Match Officials Face Challenges In CHAN Appointments: Nabadda’s Second Match A Boost.

East African Match Officials Face Challenges In CHAN Appointments: Nabadda’s Second Match A Boost.

Uganda’s Nabadda Shamirah has been appointed for her second match at the ongoing CHAN Tournament .

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The match is between Nigeria and Congo on tuesday at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium.

Nabadda has been designated as the fourth official for this particular encounter.

Referee Mustafa Kechchaf from Morocco will lead the officiating team and he will assisted by Dieudonne Mutuyimana from Rwanda and Fasika Biru Yehualashet from Ethiopia as the first and second assistant referee respectively.

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Full set

Referee- Mustafa Kechchaf
1st Assistant- Dieudonne Mutuyimana
2nd Assistant- Fasika Biru
4th Official- Nabadda Shamirah.
VAR – Hamza El Fariq
Assistant VAR – Samir Guezzaz .

Not only Ugandan match officials have struggled to get appointments at the ongoing CHAN Tournament but all Match Officials from East Africa with number of reasons as outlined below

Referee Ahmed Araija from Tanzania will handle his first match of the tournament today .

Matches & appointments from East African Match Officials.

Tanzania

Hamdani Said Ally: Assistant referee, has handled two games so far, including DR Congo vs. Morocco and another unspecified match.

Referee Ahmed Araija from Tanzania Photo courtesy.

Ahmed Araija: Referee, will officiate his first game at the CHAN Tournament today as Algeria takes on Niger.

Rwanda Dieudonne Mutuyimana: Assistant referee, has handled two games so far; Madagascar vs. CAR and Algeria vs. South Africa. He will handle his third match tomorrow as Nigeria play against Congo.

Emery Niyongabo: Assistant referee from Burundi, has handled one match so far; DR Congo Vs Zambia .

Uganda

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Shamirah Nabadda: referee, has officiated one game so far between Madagascar and Mauritania. Nabadda has been appointed for her second game Tuesday as Nigeria takes on Congo. She will serve as the fourth official for this particular encounter

Referee from Uganda Razake Kasalirwe Lucky Photo courtesy

Kasalirwe Lucky Razake: Referee, and Katenya Ronald: Assistant referee, have been in charge of one match that was between Madagascar and Mauritania.
Kenya

Assistant referee from Katenya Ronald

Engineer Dickens Mimisa: Referee from Kenya; He has handled one game so far between Central African Republic and Mauritania.

Samuel Kuria : assistant referee from Kenya, has handled two matches for so far .

Engineer Dickens Mimisa referee from Kenya

Stephen Onyango Yiembe: VAR , has been in charge of two games so far.

Ethiopia :Tessema Wayesa Bamlak : VAR, has been in charge of two games so far; CAR vs. Madagascar and Senegal vs. Nigeria.

VAR -Bamlak Tessema Wayesa from Ethiopia

Fasika Biru Yehualashet : assistant referee he has so far officiated two matches and will handle his third match tomorrow as Nigeria take on Congo .

Eritrea- Sirek Samuel: Assistant referee, has handled two games so far, including Senegal vs. Nigeria

Mogos Teklu Tsegay Referee, has been incharge of one match .

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East African Match Officials have struggled for appointments at the ongoing CHAN Tournament: A Look at the Challenges.

East African match officials are indeed facing challenges in getting appointments at the ongoing CHAN Tournament. The tournament’s group stage composition, with three East African countries (Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) in Groups A-C, limits the chances of match officials from these countries being appointed.

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Groupings and Challenges:

Group A: Kenya, Morocco, Angola, DR Congo, Zambia

Group B: Tanzania, Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic

Group C: Uganda, Niger, Guinea,South Africa,Algeria

Group : Senegal, Congo, Sudan, Nigeria

This grouping makes it difficult for East African officials to be appointed, especially when matches involve teams from their own region. The appointing authority might be cautious in assigning officials to matches involving teams from the same region to maintain impartiality

Dieudonne Mutuyimana assistant referee from Rwanda.

The uncertainty surrounding further appointments for Kasalirwe Lucky Razake and Ronald Katenya, who have each officiated one match, highlights the challenges faced by East African officials in this tournament

With Kenya and Tanzania already in the quarterfinals and Uganda just a point away from qualifying, East African match officials might face challenges in getting appointments for the knockout stages. This is mainly due to potential conflicts of interest or bias concerns, which could impact their impartiality.

Impact on Match Officials:

Limited Opportunities: If two or three East African countries qualify for the quarterfinals, it may limit opportunities for local match officials to officiate in the knockout stages, especially if their countries are involved.

Impartiality Concerns: The appointing authority may prioritize match officials from other regions to ensure impartiality and fairness in the tournament.