Kabanda to referee in Olympic qualifiers

THE Fifa/Caf assistant referee Felicien Kabanda will officiate at the upcoming London Games Olympic qualifiers set for November 26-to December 10 in Morocco. Kabanda, who officiated at the Fifa U-17 World Cup in Mexico, is among Africa’s elite referees named for the tournament where the top three automatically qualify for next year’s Olympic Games in London.

Saturday, November 05, 2011

THE Fifa/Caf assistant referee Felicien Kabanda will officiate at the upcoming London Games Olympic qualifiers set for November 26-to December 10 in Morocco.

Kabanda, who officiated at the Fifa U-17 World Cup in Mexico, is among Africa’s elite referees named for the tournament where the top three automatically qualify for next year’s Olympic Games in London.

Group A pits Egypt against Gabon, South Africa and Ivory Coast while Nigeria, Morocco, Algeria and Senegal make up Group B.

Morocco continued their build-up to the tournament with a 2-0 victory over Ivory Coast on Tuesday.

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