The referees that will oversee the 2019 African Cup of Nations Qualifier clash between hosts Ghana and Kenya’s Harambee Stars on Saturday 23 March at the Accra Sports Stadium have been named.
At the center will be controversial Botswana referee Joshua Bondo with his fellow countrymen Meshack Medupi and Moemedi Godfrey Monakwane who act as the first and second assistant referees respectively with Tshepo Mokani Gobagoga acting as fourth official.
41-year old Bondo has been a constant figure in Confederation of Africa (CAF) tournaments having featured in at the 2016 CHAN Tournament that was held in Rwanda, AFCON Under-20 championships in Zambia and the 2017 African Cup of Nations in Gabon.
His controversial nature hit the limelight in 2017 when he was sent home from the COSAFA Tournament after handling the Zimbabwe v Madagascar clash with another reported controversy being headbutting an Angolan player during a South Africa-Angola friendly match in the same year.A
In what is considered just a formality as both Stars and Ghana have qualified for the continental showpiece slated for Egypt in June, the clash is likely to decide who will top the group between the two with Kenya having seven points, a point above their hosts.
The reverse fixture staged in Nairobi ended in favor of Kenya.