FIFA Appoints NFF Executive Paul Bassey

Paul Bassey, a member of the Nigerian technical committee of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), has been given a new appointment by FIFA.

The NFF executive has been appointed by the governing body to be a match commissioner for Tuesday’s 2018 World Cup qualifying cracker between the Red Devils of Congo and Walya Antelopes of Ethiopia in Brazzaville.

According a statement released by the NFF, El Fadil Mohamed Hussein will be referee, with countrymen Waleed Ahmed Ali, Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim and Mutaz Abdelbasit Khairalla as assistant 1, assistant 2 and fourth official respectively.

Congo edged the first leg played in Addis Ababa 4- 3 on Saturday, November 14. The return leg will be played at the Stade Alphonse Massamba-Debat on Tuesday, November 17.

Bassey is a CAF General Coordinator and instructor on Club Licensing and will work with the Sudanese referees and Egyptian Abdul Hamid Radwan, who will be the referee assessor.