By Bakah Derick
Ngwa Blaise Yuven of North West extraction has been named amongst 64 referees, assistant referees and video assistant referees to managed the 2021 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled early next year in Cameroon.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) made public the list of selected referees on Tuesday 14 December 2021.
This will be the first AFCON for the already experienced FIFA referee.
With a career going back to his school days, Ngwa Blaise Yuven has featured in several continental competitions. He was at the group stages of the Africa U-17 cup of Nations qualifiers and final tournament in 2019 and Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifiers same year.
He is a regular in the CAF Confederations Cup and the CAF champions league since 2018.
Ngwa Blaise Yuven has been appointed alongside two other Cameroonian referees being Elvis Guy Noupue Nguengoue and Atezambong Fomo Carine who will working as assistants.