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Nigeria's Flying Eagles will be one of 24 teams participating in the age-grade tournament.
The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 25 referees and 38 assistant referees for the forthcoming 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with Nigerian officials notably missing from the list.
The 24-team tournament will see Nigeria's Flying Eagles among the teams to grace the age-grade tournament on Argentina.
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Full list of referees for 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
For the tournament, 18 video match officials have been appointed, alongside 25 referees and 38 assistant referees.
AFC
- Yusuke Araki, JPN
- Muhammad Al-Huwaish, KSA
- Salman Ahmad Fallahi, QAT
CAF
- Muhammad Ma'arouf, EGY
- Abongile Tom, RSA
- Issa Sy, SEN
CONCACAF
- Juan Gabriel Calderón Pérez, CRC
- Oshane Anthony Nation, JAM
- Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava, MEX
CONMEBOL
- Yael Cristian Falcón Pérez, ARG
- Ramon Abatti Abel, BRA
- Piero Daniel Maza Gómez, CHI
- Jhon Alexander Ospina Londoño, COL
OFC
- Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh, NZL
UEFA
- François Letexier, FRA
- Serdar Gözübüyük, NED
- Sandro Schärer, SUI
- Glenn Nyberg, SWE
- Halil Umut Meler, TUR
Other match officials (All Match officials for the FIFA U-20 World Cup)
Flying Eagles in Pot 3 ahead of Friday's draw
Meanwhile, ahead of Friday's official draw at the FIFA Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Nigeria have been placed in Pot 3.
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Friday's official draw will see all 24 teams placed in six groups of four, with Nigeria's Flying Eagles to be lined up with teams from pots 1, 2 and 4.
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Pot 1: Argentina (hosts), Uruguay, USA, France, Senegal, Italy
Pot 2: England, South Korea, New Zealand, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia
Pot 3: Nigeria, Japan, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Honduras, Fiji
Pot 4: Guatemala, Dominican Republic, The Gambia, Israel, Slovakia, Tunisia
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