Kenya’s whistler Peter Waweru will be on VAR duties when Tanzania’s Yanga SC takes on Algeria’s USM Algiers in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup final at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium next weekend.Yanga are set to host the Algeria side on Sunday 28 May 2023 at 4 PM before traveling for the second leg a week later as they seek to win the continental competition for the first time.##NAJAVA_MECA_7268648##Waweru, the only FIFA-accredited VAR official in Kenya will be assisted by South Africa’s Akhona Zennith and Mohammed Abdallah of Sudan on VAR duties.The officiating contingent will be led by Haruna Mawanda of Uganda as the match commissioner, with DR Congo’s Jean-Jacques Ngambo being the center referee.Ngambo will be assisted by his compatriot Olivier Kabene and South Africa’s Zakhele Thusi while Ahmad Imtehaz will serve as the fourth official.Ingwe captain reflects on Mozzart Bet Cup exitWaweru has been preferred for continental assignments lately and recently whistled through the first leg CAF Champions League semifinal encounter between Esperance Tunis and Al Ahly Cairo, flanked by his compatriot Gilbert Cheruiyot.Last month, Waweru and Cheruiyot were among the 70 match officials who attended a five-day Elite Referees’ course organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Egypt ahead of the knockout phase of CAF Interclub Competitions: the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup.##EDITORS_CHOICE##
