Dominican Republic 2024: CAF appoint Zakia El Grini as the referee, others for Flamingos clash with Central African Republic

On Friday, Flamingos will clash in the return leg against Central African Republic, with the Confederation of African Football having appointed Moroccan official Zakia El Grini as the referee, while her compatriots Ihsane Nouajli, Karima Khadiri and Sabah Sadir will serve as assistant 1, assistant 2 and fourth official respectively, Nigeriasoccernet.com can confirm.

Naa Odofoley Nortey from Ghana will be in the role of commissioner. The match will kick off at 4pm at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium.

Both teams clashed in Douala, Cameroon last Sunday in the second round, first leg of the African qualification series for this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals, with the Flamingos running away with a 6-0 win. Douala has been ‘home ground’ for national football teams of Central African Republic for some years now as there is no stadium in that country approved for international matches.

Harmony Chidi and Shakirat Moshood got a brace each, with Prisca Nwachukwu and Edidiong Etim also on the scoresheet at the Stade de la Reunification.

By Olaleye Oluwadamilola