Eritrean referee, Teklu Mogos Tsegay will be at the centre when the Nigeria Super Eagles host Zimbabwe Warriors in Uyo on Tuesday. The match will be the third in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers that Tsegay will be officiating.
He was the centre referee in Lesotho’s goalless draw with Benin Republic and Mozambique’s 2-1 defeat of Somalia.
Years back, he officiated Enugu Rangers’ 2-1 defeat of Lesotho’s Bantu FC in the 2019/20 Confederation Cup duel which the Nigerian side won 2-1.
In the qualification series for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, he officiated in two matches – Chad’s 2-0 home loss to Cote d’Ivoire and the 1-1 draw of Comoros Islands versus Tunisia.
One certainty is that he is a no-nonsense referee as his yellow cards are always handy. In the two 2025 Afcon qualifying matches, he issued eight yellow cards.
When he officiated the Mozambique versus Somalia World Cup qualifying match, the Mozambicans got two yellow cards while Somalia had two double cautions that turned to expulsion while two other players got yellow cards.
In the Lesotho versus Benin World Cup qualifying match, a player on each side got a yellow card.
This call for caution on the players as Referee Tsegay asserts his authority. He will be assisted by compatriots, Eyobel Michael and Mengis Sirak Samuel. Ghanaian Prosper Harrison Addo will be the commissioner while Paulin Ilboudo from Burkina Faso will serve as referee assessor.
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