CAF appoints University lecturer as referee for Ghana vs Central African Republic
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Kenyan official Peter Waweru Kamaku as the referee for Ghana's final game in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications.
The Black Stars will be tackling Central African Republic in the last round of the qualifiers on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at the Baba Yara Stadium, with both sides seeking a qualification for next year's tournament.
Waweru 39, has a doctorate degree in Pure Mathematics and is a university lecturer.
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.
Waweru 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.
Peter Waweru Kamaru from Kenya will be the centre referee when Ghana host Central African Republic in the final Group E match of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote D’Ivoire 2023 qualifier in September.
The 39-year old, has a Doctorate degree in Pure Mathematics and works as University lecturer in Nairobi, Kenya.
Waweru started to officiate football matches in the lower leagues of Kenya in 2011 before joining the Kenyan Premier League before being listed as a FIFA referee in 2017.
He has officiated in various international tournaments such as AFCON U-20 in 2019, AFCON 2019 in Egypt, 2019 U-17 World Cup in Brazil, and 2021 CHAN where he officiated the final.
Waweru has also enjoyed the privilege of handling several CAF Champions League games, Confederation Cup matches and FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
Currently, he is the Director of Sports at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Techniology in Nairabi, Kenya.
He will be assisted by compatriots Gilbert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (Assistant I), Stephen Eleazar Onyango Yiembe (Assistant II) while Omar Abdulkadir Artan from Somalia works as Fourth Official.
Sanusi Mohammed from Nigeria has also been appointed as the Match Commissioner with Fatou Gaye from Senegal as Referee Assessor. Ghana’s Dr. Christiana Baah and Frederick Acheampong will work as Medical Officer and Pre-match Ceremony Coordinator respectively.
The match is scheduled for the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 16H00. Ghana need a win to qualify for yet another Africa Cup of Nations in Cote D’Ivoire.
The Black Stars sit on top of the Group E with 9 points - 1 point ahead of second placed Angola and two points richer than Central African Republic who occupy the third spot in the table.
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