{"id":64579,"date":"2025-11-25T20:02:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T20:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-appoints-issa-sy-for-rivers-united-vs-rs-berkane"},"modified":"2025-11-25T20:31:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T20:31:24","slug":"caf-appoints-issa-sy-for-rivers-united-vs-rs-berkane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-appoints-issa-sy-for-rivers-united-vs-rs-berkane","title":{"rendered":"CAF Appoints Issa Sy for Rivers United vs RS Berkane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named Senegalese referee Issa Sy as the centre referee for the high-profile CAF Champions League Group Stage clash between Rivers United and Moroccan heavyweights RS Berkane.<\/p>\n<p>The crucial encounter is scheduled to take place on Friday at the Goodwill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, where both sides will be looking to strengthen their positions early in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Rivers United enter the fixture with a point to prove after a disappointing outing last weekend, and head coach Evans Ogenyi will be counting on the energy of the home crowd to inspire a strong response.<\/p>\n<p>The Pride of Rivers know that maximum points in Uyo could significantly boost their chances of progressing from the group.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, RS Berkane, two-time CAF Confederation Cup champions, will arrive in Nigeria full of confidence following an impressive start to their continental campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The Moroccan side is expected to approach the tie with their trademark discipline and attacking flair as they target another positive result on the road.<\/p>\n<p>CAF\u2019s decision to appoint Issa Sy\u2014one of West Africa\u2019s most respected referees\u2014underscores the importance and competitive nature of the matchup.<\/p>\n<p>Sy\u2019s experience at the highest levels of African football is expected to bring neutrality and firm control to what promises to be a tense, fast-paced contest.<\/p>\n<p>With both clubs eyeing early momentum in the group, fans are expected to fill the stands in Uyo, creating an electric atmosphere as Rivers United aim to turn their home advantage into three valuable points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Lesotho<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named Senegalese referee Issa Sy as the centre referee for the high-profile CAF Champions League Group Stage clash between Rivers United and Moroccan heavyweights RS Berkane. The crucial encounter is scheduled to take place on Friday at the Goodwill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, where both [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":64578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[245],"class_list":["post-64579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-lesotho"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CAF Appoints Issa Sy for Rivers United vs RS Berkane - Lesotho<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named Senegalese referee Issa Sy as the centre referee for the high-prof ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-appoints-issa-sy-for-rivers-united-vs-rs-berkane\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CAF Appoints Issa Sy for Rivers United vs RS Berkane\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named Senegalese referee Issa Sy as the centre referee for the high-prof ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-appoints-issa-sy-for-rivers-united-vs-rs-berkane\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lesotho\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-25T20:02:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-25T20:31:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/sm_1764089990.33446.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"556\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-appoints-issa-sy-for-rivers-united-vs-rs-berkane#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-appoints-issa-sy-for-rivers-united-vs-rs-berkane\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"CAF Appoints Issa Sy for Rivers United vs RS Berkane\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-25T20:02:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-25T20:31:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-appoints-issa-sy-for-rivers-united-vs-rs-berkane\"},\"wordCount\":279,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-appoints-issa-sy-for-rivers-united-vs-rs-berkane#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/sm_1764089990.33446.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Lesotho\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-appoints-issa-sy-for-rivers-united-vs-rs-berkane#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-appoints-issa-sy-for-rivers-united-vs-rs-berkane\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-appoints-issa-sy-for-rivers-united-vs-rs-berkane\",\"name\":\"CAF Appoints Issa Sy for Rivers United vs RS Berkane - 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