Malian refereeing team appointed for Pyramids v Al-Merrikh Bentiu second leg

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed a Malian refereeing team for Pyramids’ CAF Champions League last-32 second-leg tie against Al-Merrikh Bentiu.

Babo Traore will referee the match, with Madbou Sawaki and El Hadji Kone appointed as the assistant referees. Lasana Tonkara will serve as the fourth official.

Pyramids take a 1-0 advantage into the second leg after beating South Sudanese side Al-Merrikh Bentiu at Juba Stadium on Friday. Mahmoud Saber scored the only goal of the first meeting.

The return fixture will be played next Saturday at Air Defence Stadium.

CAF has also appointed Libya’s Jamal Salem as the match commissioner, while Angola’s Inacio Manuel will act as the referee assessor.

Pyramids reached the last 32 after a convincing 5-1 victory over Kenya’s Gor Mahia in the second leg of their first preliminary-round tie. They had won the first leg 2-0, securing a 7-1 aggregate success.

Al-Merrikh Bentiu also secured its place in the last 32 after defeating Somalia’s Heegan 4-0 on aggregate.

The South Sudanese champions won the first leg against the Somali side 1-0 before completing the tie with a 3-0 victory in the return match. Both legs were played at Juba International Stadium in South Sudan.