Mali referee, Boubou Traoré has been handed the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) final Group C encounter between Comoros and Ghana.
With just a point from their opening two games, the Black Stars find themselves in a must-win situation facing the tournament debutants at Stade Roumdé Adjia in Garoua on Tuesday, January 18.
Boubou Traoré, also known Peny-Peny, has been a regular feature in Caf competitions recently, leading matches in the Champions League, Afcon qualifiers and the World Cup qualifiers.
He officiated at the Niger 2019 Under-20 Afcon, Egypt 2019 Under-23 Afcon and the Cameroon 2021 CHAN tournament. In 2019, in Niger, the Malian referee entered the annals of African and world football, by saving the Nigerien midfielder Boubacar Djibril Goumey who had swallowed his tongue on the field.
37-year-old Traoré – who has been an international referee since 2014 – is to be guided on the lines by Niger’s Mahamadou Yahaya (Assistant 1) and Issa Yaya from Chad (Assistant II).
The appointed Fourth Official is Issa Sy of Senegal.
Two Algerians – Mustapha Ghorbal and Etchiali Abdelhak – will be the Video Assistant Referees (VARs).
The Confederation of African Football also appointed Youssouf Guedi Guirreh from Djibouti as the Match Commissioner while Ali Mohamed Ahmed from Somalia serves as Referee Assessor.
Ghana vs Comoros kicks off at 19:00 GMT.
