Nigerian officials Pinnick, Bassey, Falode oversee Ghana, Eq. Guinea semi-final clash

19:01 - 02 February 2015

Pinnick to stand watch as Match Commissioner while Paul Bassey, Aisha Falode serve as Security and Media Officers resectively, in the semi-final game between Ghana and Eq. Guinea

Though Nigeria did not qualify for the 2015 African Cup of Nations, its officials have been impressive in their respective duties at the tournament.

NFF President Amaju Melvin Pinnick, who has been in Equatorial Guinea since the Group stages, will alongside two other Nigerians oversee Thursday’s second semi-final between the hosts and Ghana at the Estadio Nuevo do Malabo.

Pinnick will serve as Match Commissioner while Paul Bassey and Aisha Falode serve as Security Officer and Media Officer respectively.

The NFF President was in charge on Sunday when the Black Stars of Ghana beat Syli Nationales of Guinea 3-1 in Bata

Eric Arnaud Otogo Castane from Gabon will be the Referee, with Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) as Assistant Referee 1, Jerson Emiliano dos Santos (Angola) as Assistant Referee 2, Yahaya Mahamadou (Niger Republic) as Assistant Referee 3 and Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) as Reserve Referee.

Marcel Njipendi Kuotu from Cameroon will be Referee Assessor, with Mauritanian Massa Diarra as General Coordinator and Khaled Lemkecher from Tunisia as Assistant General Coordinator.

The first semi final, between 1968 and 1974 champions DR Congo and 1992 winners Cote d’Ivoire, takes place on Wednesday evening.