Cameroonian referee Christopher Nde will lead a team of match officials that will officiate the Flames Group L qualifier against Zimbabwe Saturday at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre.<\/p>\n
Nde will be centre referee with Thierry Bruno Tocke as first assistant and Joseph Fuanta Lambi as second assistant.<\/p>\n
The trio is expected into the country today together with the match commissioner.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Fifa referee Duncan Lengani will also officiate the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group B qualifier between Angola and Central African Republic.<\/p>\n
The game will be played at Tundavala Stadium in Lubango, Angola.<\/p>\n
Compatriots Clemence Kanduku and Innocent Kaundula will be first and second assistant referees.<\/p>\n
The trio are the only Malawi referees assigned 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers that start this afternoon across the continent.<\/p>\n
The battle for 15 places in the Gabon 2017 Afcon final starts today with the first and second seeds in the 12 four-team groups playing at home.<\/p>\n
Tunisia host Djibouti while Algeria are at home to the Seychelles.<\/p>\n
Ghana, runners-up to the Ivory Coast in the 2015 Cup of Nations last February, face Mauritius in Accra.<\/p>\n
Nigeria face Chad, who lie 129 places lower in the world.<\/p>\n
Egypt host Tanzania near Alexandria while South Africa host Gambia in Durban as Burkina Faso play the Comoros Islands.<\/p>\n
Democratic Republic of Congo start against Madagascar.<\/p>\n
Reigning champions Ivory Coast are on bye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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