The Confederation of African Football has appointed Referee Kouassi Frederic Francois Biro from Côte D’Ivoire as the Centre referee for the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) Algeria 2022 first round qualifier between Ghana and Benin.

According to a statement from the GFA, the 37-year old will be assisted by compatriots Ashumu Hermann Arthur Melaine Aguie (Assistant I), Kalilou Bamba (Assistant II) and Patrick Tanguy Jean Philippe Vlei (Fourth Referee) while Joseph Zangreyanogho from Burkina Faso works as Match Commissioner. Ghana’s Christiana Baah has been
handed the role of a COVID-19 officer for the match.

The Black Galaxies of Ghana are scheduled to face Benin in the preliminary stage of the qualifiers in search of a ticket to the biennial competition to be hosted by Algeria in January 2023.

Ghana have failed to qualify for the tournament in the last three editions since 2014.

The game will take place at the Cape Coast stadium on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 16H00 with the 2 leg set for Cotonou on Saturday, July 30, 2022.