The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the list of referees for the first leg of the Confederations Cup match between Simba and the Orlando Pirates at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium on April 17 2022
In addition, CAF has also named referees who will oversee the VAR, the first time the technology to be used at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium
Tunisian referee Haythem Guirat will blow the whistle on the pitch with the assist of Khalil Hassani (Tunisia) and Samuel Pwadutakam (Nigeria)
The fourth referee is Sadom Selmi from Tunisia while in charge of the VAR is Ahmed Elghandour (Egypt) assisted by Youssef Wahid Youssef from Egypt
All clubs have been notified by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) of the use of VAR in the game. VAR will be used in from quarter finals matches all the way to the final
