South Africa’s Victor Gomes to Officiate CAF Champions League Final Between Al Ahly and Wydad Casablanca

• Victor Gomes will officiate the highly-anticipated CAF Champions League final between Al Ahly and Wydad Casablanca
• Al Ahly were unhappy with the decision to play the final in Morocco considering that it is Wydad Casablanca's home stadium
• Egypt's Al Ahly made a list of demands to CAF before they agreed to contest the CAF Champions League final in Morocco

Victor Gomes’ high-profile stature in international refereeing continues to rise.

Gomes will be heading off to Qatar to officiate at the FIFA World Cup and most recently handled the Africa Cup of Nations final between Senegal and Egypt.

Gomes has now been handed another high profile game as he was chosen to officiate the CAF Champions League final, KickOff reported.

Egypt’s Al Ahly and Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca will meet in the final on 30 May at the Stade Mohammed V in Morocco. Fellow South African Zakhele Siwela will serve as the first assistant and Souro Phatsoane from Lesotho will serve as the second assistant.

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Angola’s Helder Carvalho will be the fourth official for the game, while Bamlak Tessema from Ethiopia will be the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).

The news may please Pitso Mosimane and his Al Ahly team. Al Ahly were upset that the final would be held in Morocco despite the fact that a Moroccan team are in the final. Al Ahly made a few demands before they agreed to play the final, Goal.com reported.

One of their conditions was that a top African referee, one without any controversial decisions before, was appointed to officiate the game.

They also asked that a European referee be appointed to handle VAR.

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Egyptian giants Al Ahly have made six strong demands ahead of their CAF Champions League final game against Moroccan side, Wydad Casablanca, Sports Brief earlier reported.

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This season's CAF Champions League finals has courted a lot of controversy following CAF's decision to host the finals in Morocco. CAF defended the decision, saying that only Morocco bid to host the finals.

The unpopular decision has led to intense scrutiny with Al Ahly registering their displeasure by heading to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and also making urgent demands to be put in place to ensure equity in the grand finale.