FIFA appoints Madagascar officials for Super Eagles, Malawi

Super Eagles at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

World football-governing body, FIFA, has appointed officials from
Madagascar to take charge of the crunch 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying
match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Flames of Malawi, at the
UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar on Saturday, 7th September.

Hamada el Moussa Nampiandraza, 29, and who became an international
referee three years ago, will be centre referee for the cracker in
which Nigeria must avoid defeat to progress to the 10-team, final
elimination round.

His compatriot, Velomanana Ferdinand Jinoro, a 32 year old who became
an international assistant referee last year, will be Assistant
Referee 1, with 42-year old Jean Thierry Djaonirina, four years as an
international assistant referee, as Assistant Referee 2.

Seth Jaovanona, 37, and who became an international referee last year,
is the Fourth Official.

FIFA also appointed Egyptian Abdul Hamid Radwan as the Referee
Assessor while former Ghanaian international defender Anthony Baffoe
is the Match Commissioner.

Patrick Beckles from Barbados, who was Security Officer for the
Eagles’ last home game, against Kenya at the same venue in March, will
repeat the role on 7th September.

The African champions, on nine points, only need avoid defeat against
seven-pointer Flames at Canaan City, to be eligible for the 16th
September draw in Cairo that will set the group leaders against one
another in a final knock-out race to Brazil 2014.

When both teams clashed at the Chichiri Stadium in Blantyre in June
2012, Malawi equalised with the last kick of the match for a 1-1 draw.