AFCON 2015: Nigeria FA president Pinnick takes charge of Ghana's semi-final clash against Equatorial Guinea
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President Mr Amaju Pinnick has been named to take charge as the match commissioner of Ghana's semi-final clash against hosts Equatorial Guinea at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday.
Nigerian officials continued to make good impression at the ongoing 30th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), with the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr Amaju Pinnick and two others already selected to play key roles in Thursday’s second semi final in Equatorial Guinea.
Designations released on Monday showed that the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which rated the NFF president as number one among all the match commissioners who were on duty for the 28 matches of the group phase and quarter-finals, has again named Pinnick as the match commissioner for the tie between Ghana and host Eqautorial Guinea on Thursday evening.
Nigerians Etubom Paul Bassey and Aisha Falode will be security officer and media officer respectively.
The Black Stars, whose last triumph at the Africa Cup of Nations was in 1982, dismissed Guinea’s Syli Nationale 3-0 in one of the quarter-finals on Sunday – a match also superintended by Pinnick.
The National Lightning (Equatorial Guinea National Team’s nickname) stunned Tunisia 2-1 in Bata on Saturday, and know they have a mountain to surmount against the four –time winners at Estadio Nuevo do Malabo.
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Obaayaa
9 years ago
Officials may decided to help the host nation just because they took a risks for hosting the tournament.Moroco pulled out due to the feared that Ebola virus may spread.Ghana also says no thank you to caf for not accepting to host it. But Guinea say yes to it. Black stars has to becareful.
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