After two straight no-shows at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals, at least one referee from Ghana – Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea – will be involved at the 2021 edition set to take place in Cameroon.
This confirmation comes after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) announced the final list of match officials selected for the 33rd Afcon tournament slated to take place from January 9 to February 6, 2022.
Laryea, 34, regarded as Ghana’s Number 1 referee, has been on a run of impressive continental outings over the past years.
He came very close to making it to his first-ever Afcon at the last edition – Egypt 2019 – but missed out on the final list.
Afcon 2021 list
Caf, today, released a list of 64 match officials to take charge of the games in Cameroon.
The list comprises centre referees, Video Assistant Referees (VAR) and assistant referees.
Caf retained 24 referees from the 2019 Afcon, nine specialist VAR referees and 31 assistant referees drawn from across more than 20 countries.
There is a guest referee, Drew Fisher, from the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as Concacaf. He is part of the VAR team.
Below is a list of the confirmed match officials for the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations:
