.As CAF names
Algerian referees for tie
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has postponed the
eagerly awaited first round, second leg 2013 African qualifier between Nigeria
and Niger for 24 hours.
The match which was earlier scheduled for Saturday,
September 22 will now be played on Sunday, September 23, 2012.
The match earlier fixed for Saturday was shifted because
the NFF wants a large turnout of spectators at the U.J Esuene Sports Stadium.
Sunday's evenings are regarded as traditional football day in the Canaan City
with throngs of people usually expected to fill the stands at the Calabar’s
foremost stadium.
“We are happy that the NFF has shifted this game to
Sunday in order to allow huge number of spectators to come and cheer us to
victory,” said Suleiman Abubakar, the Golden Eaglets’ coordinator. “Moving the
game to Sunday is a good decision since there are less business activities and
those who might have gone to church have opportunity of watching the game life
at the stadium.”
Meanwhile, the Confederation of African Football
(CAF) has picked Algerian match officials for the Sunday’s second leg game.
The centre referee is Sofiane Bousetter while
Bouabdallah Omari and Mohammed Bechirene would serve as Assistant Referee 1 and
2 respectively. The fourth official is Mehdi Charef while Ivorian Sinko Zeli
who was the centre referee when Nigeria beat Namibia 4-0 in a Nations Cup
qualifier in 2000 at home would serve as Match Commissioner.
Match tickets for the Golden Eaglets-Junior Menas
match has been fixed for N200 for the popular side. The covered seat would go
for N500 while the State Box is as low as N1000.
The cheap price tickets, according to officials,
are to encourage a huge turnout of spectators to watch the Nigerian youngsters
in their first qualifier on home soil in Calabar.
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