FIFA has made changes to the officiating team for the 2026 World Cup qualifying match between Benin Republic and Nigeria. The encounter is scheduled for Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in the Ivorian capital on Monday, June 10, 2024. Ethiopian official Bamlak Tessema Weyesa, who was originally designated as the referee for the encounter scheduled to kick off at 4 p.m. has been replaced by Gabonese Pierre Ghislain Atcho. Weyesa’s compatriots, Temesgin Samuel Atango and Tigle Gizaw Belachew, have been retained as assistant referees 1 and 2, respectively. However, another Ethiopian, Tewodros Mitiku, earlier designated as the fourth official, has been replaced by Cameroonian Antoine Max Effa Essouma.
