American referee Ismail Elfath, to officiate Ghana’s opening 2022 World Cup clash with Portugal of on Thursday
This is his first World Cup and s part of the 28 debutant referees in the ongoing World Cup.
Elfath is set to officiate the Black Stars opening match of the tournament in Group H against Portugal
Fellow Americans, Kyle Atkins and Corey Parker will assist him and French official Stephanie Frappart will be the fourth official.
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American official Armando Villarreal will be the video referee.
Elfath has no record of officiating any of the two teams playing .
He is a highly rated referee and won the best referee award in America.
The match will be played on Thursday at 16:00GMT at Stadium 974, in Doha.
