No Nigerians selected as FIFA announce 81 referees for 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

20:34 - 20 April 2023

No Nigerians selected, as FIFA announce referees for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Nigeria's Flying Eagles will be one of 24 teams participating in the age-grade tournament.

The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 25 referees and 38 assistant referees for the forthcoming 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with Nigerian officials notably missing from the list.

The 24-team tournament will see Nigeria's Flying Eagles among the teams to grace the age-grade tournament on Argentina.

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Full list of referees for 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

For the tournament, 18 video match officials have been appointed, alongside 25 referees and 38 assistant referees.

AFC

Yusuke Araki, JPN
Muhammad Al-Huwaish, KSA
Salman Ahmad Fallahi, QAT

CAF

Muhammad Ma'arouf, EGY
Abongile Tom, RSA
Issa Sy, SEN

CONCACAF

Juan Gabriel Calderón Pérez, CRC
Oshane Anthony Nation, JAM
Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava, MEX

CONMEBOL

Yael Cristian Falcón Pérez, ARG
Ramon Abatti Abel, BRA
Piero Daniel Maza Gómez, CHI
Jhon Alexander Ospina Londoño, COL

OFC

Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh, NZL

UEFA

François Letexier, FRA
Serdar Gözübüyük, NED
Sandro Schärer, SUI
Glenn Nyberg, SWE
Halil Umut Meler, TUR

Other match officials (All Match officials for the FIFA U-20 World Cup)

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Flying Eagles in Pot 3 ahead of Friday's draw

Meanwhile, ahead of Friday's official draw at the FIFA Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Nigeria have been placed in Pot 3.

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Friday's official draw will see all 24 teams placed in six groups of four, with Nigeria's Flying Eagles to be lined up with teams from pots 1, 2 and 4.