{"id":243138,"date":"2024-11-01T00:32:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T00:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/01\/rurisa-patience-from-rwanda-to-referee-ghana-vs-niger-africa-cup-of-nations-qualifier\/"},"modified":"2024-11-01T00:32:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T00:32:39","slug":"rurisa-patience-from-rwanda-to-referee-ghana-vs-niger-africa-cup-of-nations-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/01\/rurisa-patience-from-rwanda-to-referee-ghana-vs-niger-africa-cup-of-nations-qualifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Rurisa Patience from Rwanda to referee Ghana vs. Niger Africa Cup of Nations qualifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div oncontextmenu=\"return false;\">\n<p>Rurisa Patience Fidele from Rwanda will be the center referee for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Group F qualifier between Ghana and Niger. He&#8217;ll be joined by his fellow Rwandans Dieudonne Mutuyimana as Assistant Referee I and Didier Ishimwe as Assistant Referee II, while Jean Claude Ishimwe takes on the role of Fourth Official.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rurisa Patience Fidele<\/strong> is a FIFA-listed referee, who has officiated matches in various international and continental competitions, including, the CAF Champions League, the CAF Confederation Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. In 2019, he was part of the refereeing team for the Africa U23 Cup of Nations. Fidele has also refereed matches in Rwanda&#8217;s top-tier domestic league, the Rwanda Premier League.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Match Officials<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Referee<\/em>: Rurisa Patience Fidele (Rwanda)<\/li>\n<li><em>Assistant Referee I<\/em>: Dieudonne Mutuyimana (Rwanda)<\/li>\n<li><em>Assistant Referee II<\/em>: Didier Ishimwe (Rwanda)<\/li>\n<li><em>Fourth Official<\/em>: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)<\/li>\n<li><em>Match Commissioner<\/em>: Bakary K. Jammeh (The Gambia)<\/li>\n<li><em>Referee Assessor<\/em>: Mfubusa Bernard (Burundi)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Accra Sports Stadium will host the game on Monday, November 18, 2024, at 16:00 GMT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GFA COMMUNICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rurisa Patience Fidele from Rwanda will be the center referee for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Group F qualifier between Ghana and Niger. 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