Hamza Bouzit, who is from Algeria will be assistant referee
1, while Nigerien official Abdoul Moctar Saley and Jalal Jayed from Morocco
will serve as assistant referee 2 and fourth official respectively.
Boutane Said from Comoros will be in the role of match
commissioner and Imade El Fahouss from Morocco will be the general coordinator.
Ahmed was the fourth official when the Flying Eagles
defeated Uganda in Thursday’s quarter-final at the Suez Canal Authority
Stadium, and Jayed was also involved when the seven-time champions knocked
Mozambique 2-0 at the same venue on Saturday, February 25.
The Gambia dismantled South Sudan 5-0 at the Harass El
Hedood Stadium in Alexandria to pick one of Africa’s tickets to the FIFA U20
World Cup finals in Indonesia and is one of only two teams to have won all
their matches at the 17th Africa U20 Cup of Nations ongoing in Egypt.
Yet, Nigeria’s Coach Ladan Bosso is not fazed by the
credentials of the opposition and would rather focus on the strength of his own
team and its capacity to upturn the apple cart at the familiar Cairo International
Stadium.
“Previous results will not determine what happens in our
semi-final match against The Gambia. They have been in great form and my boys
have also recovered well and are in their element. It will be a great match but
I believe in my team and we are confident of playing in the Final on Saturday.”
In their four matches so far at the tournament, the Flying
Eagles have won three matches and lost one, and have scored four goals and
conceded one. On their part, the Young Scorpions have scored a total of nine
goals, conceding none.
The Scorpions have played all their matches at the Harass El
Hedood Stadium in Alexandria, while the Flying Eagles have felt the turfs of
both the Cairo International Stadium and the Suez Canal Authority Stadium.