{
  "id": 10400997,
  "title": "AFCON 2027Q: Moroccan referee Mustapha Kechchaf to officiate Ghana-Gambia match",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/afcon-2027q-moroccan-referee-mustapha-kechchaf-to-officiate-ghana",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T08:10:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/afcon-2027q-moroccan-referee-mustapha-kechchaf-to-officiate-ghana-gambia-match/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "MyJoyOnline Ghana reports that Moroccan referee Mustapha Kechchaf has been appointed to officiate Ghana’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against The Gambia. The Group C encounter, scheduled for September 29 at the Accra Sports Stadium, will also see Lahsen Azgaou as Assistant Referee I, while Tunisian officials Yassine Saadaoui and Amir Loucif will serve as Assistant Referee II and Fourth Official, respectively. Sekou Wieh Konneh of Liberia will act as Match Commissioner, and Nigeria’s Abel Baba will be the Referee Assessor. Ghana’s media operations will be managed by Danny Adotey, who will serve as Broadcast Venue Manager. The match comes after Ghana’s 2-0 defeat to Ivory Coast in their opening qualifier.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}