By James Robert Kayindi
The continental football governing body, CAF has assigned referees from Djibouti to officiate over the Cranes’ clash with Taifa Stars in the return leg of the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) qualifier.
On match day, Aden Abdi Aden Djamal, will be center referee alongside Abdillahi Mahamoud Il Tireh and Hamze Abdi Salime as the first and second assistant referees respectively.
Meanwhile, Djibouti’s Souleiman Ahmed Djamal will be the fourth official while Sudanese official, Osama Ata Elmanan Hassan will be the match commissioner.
Uganda and Tanzania will face off this Saturday, 4th July 2015 at Nakivubo in Kampala. The game will be played at the Nakivubo War Memorial Stadium as confirmed by the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA).
The local football governing body confirmed the change of venue from Nelson Mandela Stadium on grounds of hiked fees by the Namboole management who allegedly asked for 40million Uganda Shillings.
Uganda will step into Saturday’s game with a 3-0 advantage over the Taifa Stars who are under the charges of a newly appointed interim head coach Boniface Mkwasa who is assisted by Hemed Morocco of Zanzibar.
The aggregate victor after both legs will proceed to take on Sudan in the fight for a slot at the finals of the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) that will be played in Rwanda come 2016.
CHAN is a tournament played by only home based players.
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