Simba will play the first game of Group C in the Champions League, starting the search for a ticket to the quarter-finals of the tournament, while the referee is Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour from Egypt, who has played matches for all those teams.
Previously, he was a reserve referee when Simba beat Horoya in Mkapa with 7-0 goals on March 18, 2023. He also played again in the Confederations Cup on July 18, 2018 against Raja Casablanca and beat the Asec goalkeeper, Abdoul Karim Cisse. , red card in the 68th minute.
The match played on July 18, 2018 ended with Asec losing 1-0, thanks to the goal of the striker Mahmoud Benhalib who put the ball in the corner in the 74th minute and when they played again Raja won again at home with 4-0 goals.
Despite that record, Maarouf in the 46 matches he ever played in all competitions has issued a total of 207 yellow cards and 9 red cards in all the competitions he managed.
The referee once issued 10 yellow cards in one match against Ismaily vs Al Masry in the Egyptian league on April 7, 2021.
The referee will be assisted by Samir Saad and Youssef Elbosaty and referee Mahmoudy Mosa, both from Egypt.
The commissioner of the game is Francis Oliele, referee Sylvester Kirwa all from Kenya and that Asec is expected to come to the country with about 31 people
