CAF CC: CAF names experienced Ethiopian referee to handle Dreams FC vs. Stade Malien

Bamlak Tessema Weyesa from Ethiopia has been put in charge of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final 2nd leg encounter between Ghana’s Dreams FC and Stade Malien from Mali.

The 43-year-old medical researcher and clinical coordinator started to referee in 2003 and became international FIFA referee in 2009. Bamlak has loads of experience in refereeing in Africa and the world including the FIFA World Cup in Russia 2018 and the recent Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire.

He will be assisted by Souru Phatsoane from Lesotho (Assistant I), Soulaimane Amaldine from Comoros (Assistant II) and Mohamed Athoumani from Comoros (Fourth Official).

Sanusi Mohammed from Nigeria is the Match Commissioner. Other officials for the game include Raphael Evehe Divine from Cameroon (Referee Assessor),  Francois Regis Uwayezu from Rwanda (General Coordinator), Sannie Ibrahim Daara from Ghana (Media Officer), Mohamed Bowen Freeman from Sierra Leone (Security Officer), Haythem Guirat from Tunisia (Video Assistant Referee) and Khalil Hassani (Assistant VAR).

The game is scheduled for 16H00 Kick Off at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Sunday, April 7, 2024. Dreams FC will go into the game with a 2-1 advantage from the 1st leg.