By Austin Oduor Otieno,

The Confederations of African Football(CAF) has appointed Kenyan referees to oversee the U23 clash between Nigeria and Congo scheduled for July 19 at the National Stadium in Abuja.

Antony Ongwayo will be the Centre referee assisted by Gilbert Cheruiyot and  Joshua Achila as the 1st and 2 nd Assistants respectively.Andrew Juma Otieno will be the reserve referee while Cameroonian Alim  Konate will be the match commissioner.

the return leg will be staged on the weekend  of August 2nd in Pointe Noire where Egyptian officials will take charge.

East African neighbours Uganda will take on Egypt while Zambia will have to stop Ivory Coast for a place in the finals.

the seven aggregate winners of the third round  join Senegal who are the hosts.
The  Champiobships will act as qualification to the 2016 Summer Olympics  men’s football tournament

Weekend matches

Nigeria  vs  Congo
Algeria  vs Sierra leone
Gabon  vs  Mali
Ivory Coast  vs  Zambia
Egypt  vs  Uganda
Zimbabwe vs South Africa
Morrocco vs Tunisia

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com