The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the appointment of Gabonese referee Pierre Ghislain Atcho as the centre official for the eagerly anticipated Group B encounter between Ghana and Egypt, scheduled to take place on Thursday, January 18 at the Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan.
Both teams, boasting a combined 11 championship titles, have had less than ideal starts to their campaigns, with Egypt being held to a 2-2 stalemate by Mozambique and Ghana suffering a disappointing loss to Cape Verde.
Atcho, 32, previously oversaw Ghana’s AFCON 2023 qualifying match against the Central African Republic (CAR), which ended in a 1-1 stalemate.