{"id":40099,"date":"2023-07-13T11:09:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T11:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/doe-returns-from-afcon-under-23-finals-in-morocco"},"modified":"2023-07-13T11:29:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T11:29:26","slug":"doe-returns-from-afcon-under-23-finals-in-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/doe-returns-from-afcon-under-23-finals-in-morocco","title":{"rendered":"Doe Returns from Afcon under-23 finals in Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Christopher C.Walker<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>badged assistant referee Joel Wonka Doe has returned to Liberia after participating in the 2023 men\u2019s under-23 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in Morocco.Joel, who left Monrovia on 18 June, returned on 9 July after officiating three matches.<\/p>\n<p>He was assistant referee #2 when hosts Morocco defeated Guinea 2-1 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on 24 June.<\/p>\n<p>Joel was assistant referee #1 when the host thrashed Ghana 5-1 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on 27 June.<\/p>\n<p>And Joel was assistant referee #2 when Egypt defeated Gabon 2-0 at the Ibn Batouta Stadium in Tangier on 1 July. Joel was selected by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as one of 45 match officials, who will oversee the finals in Tangiers and Rabat from 24 June to 8 July.<\/p>\n<p>He began his career in 2012 and attended a promising FIFA referee course in Gaborone, Botswana in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Joel was named a FIFA-badged assistant referee and attended a new FIFA referee course in Cairo, Egypt in 2019 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>He played at the men\u2019s under-20 West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone \u2018A\u2019 Nations Cup finals in Guinea in 2019 and in Mauritania in 2022 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Joel was also at the 2021 WAFU Zone \u2018A\u2019 men\u2019s under-17 Nations Cup finals in Senegal.<\/p>\n<p>He was part of the officiating team at the 2023 men\u2019s under-20 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>Joel has two under-20 medals in his cabin, having played in the finals in Mauritania and Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>He has 28 officiating appearances in all competitions, including the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\">Liberia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher C.Walker Africa-Press &#8211; Liberia. badged assistant referee Joel Wonka Doe has returned to Liberia after participating in the 2023 men\u2019s under-23 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in Morocco.Joel, who left Monrovia on 18 June, returned on 9 July after officiating three matches. 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