Remember the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) match pitting Tunisia and Mali that was ended in the 85th minute, then restarted, and ended without even one second of added minutes in January this year? You cannot forget that, and the referee at the center of it.Janny Sikazwe, the controversial whistler has been picked to officiate in the CAF Confederation Cup final set for this Friday at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria, starting at 10 PM EAT when South Africa’s Orlando Pirates take on Morocco’s RS Berkane.There will be an all-COSAFA refereeing team on the field for the CAF Confederation Cup final between South Africa’s Orlando Pirates and RS Berkane from Morocco that will be played in Uyo, Nigeria on Friday. Read more: https://t.co/wVe4Uh1Z9k pic.twitter.com/yJhI54M8Zv— COSAFA (@COSAFAMEDIA) May 17, 2022 In January, he was in Cameroon and he attributed the occurrences of the day to heatstroke, and on Friday he will be in West Africa again, this time at Cameroon’s neighbor Nigeria.AFCON 2021: Sikazwe claims God told him to blow full-time too early at the Mali-Tunisia tieThe Zambian official will be the man in the middle and will be assisted by Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos from Angola and Arsenio Chadreque Maringule of Mozambique, with Botswana’s Joshua Bondo being the fourth official to complete the all-COSAFA list of officials with the exemption coming in the Video Assistant Referee who will be Mahmoud Ashor from Egypt.Popular AFCON referee Janny Sikazwe has been appointed to handle the CAF Confederation Cup final between Orlando Pirates and RS Berkane this Friday 20 May in Uyo, Nigeria.#TotalEnergiesCAFCC #PIRRSB pic.twitter.com/qXH6eXE3tB— Ochi (@soo_ochieng) May 17, 2022 Sikazwe officiated the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup final and the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations decider, and later took charge of two games at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He also officiated the first leg of the 2018/19 Confederation Cup final which also involved RS Berkane as they took on Egyptian side Zamalek.AFCON 2021: Comical refereeing overshadows Mali’s win over TunisiaWhile the South African side will be going for their maiden CAF Confederation cup title having lost to Tunisia’s Étoile du Sahel in 2015, RS Berkane will be having their eyes on a second title after winning their first in 2020.
