{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_blpvwhpdjfqemxqqmnea","title":"AFCON 2027 Qualifiers: Moroccan referee Mustapha Kechchaf appointed for Ghana vs The Gambia","title_en":null,"outlets":4,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/2027-afconq-moroccan-referee-mustapha-kechchaf-appointed-for-ghana-v-blpvwhpdjf","count":4,"items":[{"id":"n_k4ppo25gvhwuaommrv6q","seq":637792,"kind":"article","title":"Moroccan ref for Ghana, The Gambia clash","url":"https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/moroccan-ref-for-ghana-the-gambia-clash","summary":"Moroccan referee Mustapha Kechchaf will be the Centre Referee for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Group C qualifier between Ghana and The Gambia. He will be assisted by compatriot Lahsen Azgaou (Assistant I) and Yassine Saadaoui from Tunisia (Assistant II), while Amir Loucif, also from Tunisia, will serve as the Fourth Official. 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Kechchaf will take charge of the Group C encounter at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday, 29 September. His compatriot Lahsen Azgaou has been appointed as Assistant Referee I, while Tunisian Yassine Saadaoui […]","published":"2026-09-28T07:00:00Z","seen":"2026-09-28T10:47:38Z","lang":"en","country":"GH","source":{"id":"kite-adomonline-com-a49eb3","name":"adomonline.com","domain":"adomonline.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q95764814","name":"Adom TV","type":"broadcaster","country":"GH","designations":["television station"]}},"via":"kite-adomonline-com-a49eb3","topics":["sports","football","sports news","2027 afcon qualifiers","ghana","mustapha kechchaf","samuel ekow amoasi appiah","the gambia"],"authors":["Samuel Appiah"],"entities":[{"id":"Q117","name":"Ghana","type":"place"},{"id":"Q1005","name":"The Gambia","type":"place"}],"image":"https://www.adomonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-28-095927.png","story":"st_blpvwhpdjfqemxqqmnea","category":"sport","category_p":0.8399999737739563,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.07000000029802322,"political":0.17000000178813934}]}