A long chain of successful outings and huge experience gained on the global scale has been cited among the factors that accounted for the latest appointment of Nigerian referee Abdulsalam Abiola Kasim has gained from Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Sports247 reports that Kasim’s remarkable strides in recent years were noted as factors that accounted for his choice as centre man with the whistle for this Thursday’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Cameroon and Comoros.
The Group G fixture is scheduled to take place at Roumdé Adjia Stadium in Garoua, Cameroon, where Kasim will lead three other Nigerian referees to officiate the fixture, which is part of this weekend’s opening series of games in the PAMOJA 2027 qualifiers.
It comes a few days after Kasim was selected by the world football governing body, FIFA, to be one of the few African referees to handle games at this year’s U-17 World Cup in Qatar, where he will carry Nigeria’s banner and image in the absence of the once glorious Golden Eaglets.
His latest appointment has now generated comments on social media, as many Nigerians expressed enthusiasm over the emergence of another promising arbiter from the country for regular international reckoning, which Bolaji Okubule, Linus Mba and Callistus Chukwujekwu enjoyed years ago.
Asicus Samma stated, “Congratulations, please represent us well,” while Akande Muritala Abiola added, “Congratulations, be a good ambassador,” and Mudansir Adamu recalled, “He’s also shortlisted among referees that would officiate the U17 World Cup 2026 in Qatar.”
