FIFA has appointed?Dou? Noumandiez Desir??as the centre referee for the Black Stars? crucial 2014 World Cup qualifying play-off against Egypt, scheduled for Cairo on November 19 according to the ?Egyptian Football Association
The last time the 43-year-old Ivorian arbiter was at the centre of a Black Stars game when Ghana nipped Mali by 1-0 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium courtesy of a first half penalty, won by Agyemang-Badu and scored by Wakaso during the 2013 AFCON.
He will be assisted by his compatriot Songuifolo Yeo (Assistant Referee 1), Burundian Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Assistant Referee 2) ? the same trio officiated the Ghana-Mali AFCON 2013 group game in January.
The highly rated 2011 CAF Referee of the Year who became an international referee in 2004 is a pharmacist by profession and is one of few African referees on FIFA?s list of 52 for the 2014 World Cup.
Match Officials: Egypt vs. Ghana
Referee:?Dou? Noumandiez Desire (C?te d’Ivoire)
Assistant Referee:?Songuifolo Yeo (C?te d’Ivoire)
Assistant Referee:?Jean-Claude Birumushahu? (Burundi)
Source: sportscrusaderonline.com?
