Moroccan referee Youssef Essrayi is expected to touch down in the country on Wednesday for the Ghana-Congo clash at the Baba Yara Stadium on Friday.
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Referee Essrayi,40, will be assisted by countrymen Jridi Faouzi and Marwene Saad with Nasrallah Jaouadi the fourth referee.
He has officiated in two World Cup qualifying matches- his first was Ivory Coast’s 1-0 win at Liberia in November 2015 and the 2-0 defeat of Cape Verde last October.
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Ghana will take on Congo in a 2018 World Cup qualifier at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi onFriday at 3:30.