CAF has appointed Ethiopian referee Bamlak Tessema Weyesa to oversee Simba vs Vipers in the CAF Champions League on Tuesday.
The game will be played at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam at 7pm.
Weyesa is one of the top referees on the African continent having been at the most recent two FIFA World Cup editions.
Last week, Weyesa was in charge of the Al Ahly vs Mamelodi Sundowns encounter that ended 2-2 in Cairo.
Ethiopia's Bamlak Tessema Weyesa will be the referee as Simba SC host Vipers 🇺🇬 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania this Tuesday at 7pm.
Weyesa was in charge of Al Ahly's 2-2 with Sundowns last week in Cairo. #TotalEnergiesCAFCL pic.twitter.com/yLG8B0w1aK
— SINAN 🇺🇬 (@SinanRajub) March 4, 2023
Weyesa will be assisted by his fellow countrymen Samuel Tango and Belay Tadesse as the first and second assistant respectively.
Tigle Gizaw, also from Ethiopia will be the fourth official.
Vipers have embarked on a journey to Dar es Salaam today with a contingent of 20 players as earlier reported by this website.
The Venoms are bottom of the Group C table with one point after three games.
Raja Casablanca top with six points while Horoya AC and Simba follow with four and three points respectively.
