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FIFA REFEREES FOR THE CONFEDERATIONS CUP

Fifa yesterday released the list of referees and assistant referees selected for the Confederations Cup in South Africa from June 14 to 28.

Fifa yesterday released the list of referees and assistant referees selected for the Confederations Cup in South Africa from June 14 to 28.

Minus the South Africa duo of Jerome Damon and Enock Molefe, who did not make the grade, the selected officials include six Africans.

However, Damon and Molefe are still hopeful that they will be part of the historic 2010 World Cup.

The selected match officials are:

AFC

Referee

Matthew Breeze

Australia

Assistant referee

Matthew Cream

Australia

Assistant referee

Ben Wilson

Australia

CAF

Referee

Coffi Codjia

Benin

Assistant referee

Komi Konyoh

Togo

Assistant referee

Alexis Fassinou

Benin

CONCACAF

Referee

Carlos Batres

Guatemala

Assistant referee

Leonel Leal

Costa Rica

Assistant referee

Carlos Pastrana

Honduras

CONMEBOL

Referee

Carlos Amarilla

Paraguay

Assistant referee

Emigdio Ruiz

Paraguay

Assistant referee

Nicolas Yegros

Paraguay

Referee

Jorge Larrionda

Uruguay

Assistant referee

Pablo Fandino

Uruguay

Assistant referee

Mauricio Espinosa

Uruguay

OFC

Referee

Michael Hester

New Zealand

Assistant referee

Jan-Hendrik Hintz

New Zealand

Assistant referee

Mark Rule

New Zealand

UEFA

Referee

Massimo Busacca

Switzerland

Assistant referee

Matthias Arnet

Switzerland

Assistant referee

Francesco Buragina

Switzerland

Referee

Martin Hansson

Sweden

Assistant referee

Henrik Andren

Sweden

Assistant referee

Fredrik Nilsson

Sweden

Referee

Howard Webb

England

Assistant Referee

Michael Mullarkey

England

Assistant referee

Peter Kirkup

England

Reserve trio

CAF

Referee

Eddy Maillet

Seychelles

Assistant referee

Evarist Menkouande

Cameroon

Assistant referee

Bechir Hassani

Tunisia

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