The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Kenyan referee Peter Waweru Kamaku to handle Ghana’s final game against Central Africa Republic in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications.
The West African powerhouse will host Central Africa Republic at the Baba Yara Stadium on Thursday, September 7, 2023.
Both sides with bee seeking qualification for the AFCON tournament to be staged in Ivory Coast in January 2024.
Few weeks to the clash, the continental football governing body has named Kenyan officials to steer affairs of the game next month.
Waweru 39, has a doctorate degree in Pure Mathematics and is a university lecturer will officiate the game and will be assisted by compatriots, Gilbert Kipkoech Cheruiyot and Stephen Eleazar Onyango Yiembe with the fourth official Omar Abdulkadir Artan coming from Somalia.
The match commissioner for the match is Mr. Sanusi Mohammed from Nigeria, whilst Fatou Gaye will be referees’ assessor.
Dr. Christiana Baah is the medical officer, and Ghana FA Executive Council member Frederick Acheampong is the match coordinator.
Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Waweru started to officiate football matches in the lower leagues of Kenya in 2011.
In 2013, he joined Kenyan Premier League, and in 2017, he was listed as a FIFA referee.
He has officiated in various international tournaments such as AFCON U20 in 2019, AFCON 2019 in Egypt, 2019 U17 World Cup in Brazil, and 2021 CHAN, where he officiated the final.
Since 2017, Waweru has also been handling several CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup matches and World Cup qualifying matches.
He has been a member of the 20 pioneer group for the CAF/FIFA Professional Referee since 2020.
