Ahead of the 2013 Cup of African Nations (CAN)
qualifier against the Super Eagles of Nigeria on October 13 in Calabar, Lone
Star of Liberia is set to take on the Menas of Niger in an international
friendly, we can authoritatively confirm.
Newsblitzz gathered that the match will be
played in Niamey on Monday, October 8 and Lone Star will depart its Ghana
camping site on Sunday, October 7 after a four-day training at the Red Bull
Academy for the game and return immediately after the game to resume training
on Tuesday for the crucial game against the Super Eagles on Saturday, October
13, 2012 in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
Sources within the Liberia FA confirmed that the
association is working towards signing the pact for the friendly match with the
West African country.
According to local media reports in Monrovia, there
are indications that ‘Lone Star may honor the international friendly if all the
variables are accepted such as for the rescheduling of the game for Monday,
October 8, 2012.’
The match will be played at night in order to avoid
the natural heat of the Western Africa state.
Meanwhile, Liberians have hailed CAF’s appointment
of six game officials for the Calabar clash. Local media in the country is
awash with reports that the appointments were to avoid cheating in the game.
South African referee, Daneil Bennet has been
selected to serve as “Center Referee” while Marwa Range Aden of Kenya will serve
as assistant first referee. Zekhele Siwela (also of South Africa) is the second
assistant referee while Victor Gomes, yet another South African official will
serve as reserve referee.
Mouucharafou Anjorin of Benin Republic will serve
as the first match commissioner while CAF has also appointed an additional
official for the match in the person of Mbengue Abel of Cameroon.
It was gathered that the choice of these officials
were due to Liberia FA’s complaints to CAF about the manner of officiating of Malian
Referee Norman Coulibaly in the first leg that ended 2-2 in Monrovia.
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