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One of Ghana’s top FIFA referees, Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea has been handed the role of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League match between two of the continents giant – Raja Casablanca of Morocco and Al Ahly SC of Egypt.
The 36-year-old Ghanaian referee was selected among the match-officials announced for the crucial match scheduled to be played on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 19H00, at the Mohammed V Stadium.
Other officials of the match include Mutaz A Ibrahim – Referee – Libya, Attia Essa Amsaaed (Assistant I) – Libya Khalil Hassani (Assistant II) – Tunisia, Abdulrazg Ahmed – Fourth Official – Libya and Massa Diarra – Match Commissioner – Mauritania. Jerome Kelvyn Damon from South Africa is the Referee Assessor while Kelly Athanasie Mukandanga from Rwanda works as General Coordinator.
This will be Daniel Laryea’s third successive assignment in the North African region in the last four months following recent involvements in the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) in Algeria and the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Daniel Laryea is a listed international referee for FIFA since 2014 and one of Ghana’s top referees.