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AFCON 2019: Officials For Nigeria Vs Tunisia Match Released

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Ahead of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations third-place match between Super Eagles of Nigeria and Tunisia, the Confederation of African Football on Monday, named Egyptian Gehad Grisha as the centre referee for the match.

The Egyptian referee became an international referee in 2008 and has featured in every CAF senior competition since 2013.

Grisha will be assisted by Egyptian Mahmoud Ahmed Kamal and Issa Yaya from Chad, while Joshua Bondo will act as the fourth official.

Nigeria National team will play against Tunisia on Wednesday at the Al-Salam Stadium Cairo.

The Super Eagles head to the match after losing 2-1 to Algeria in the semi-final encounter Sunday, while Tunisia was defeated 1-0 by Senegal.

The kick-off time for the match is 8pm.

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