According to the official website of the Ukrainian Association of
Football (UAF), Italian official Paolo Valeri has been appointed as
referee for the international friendly between Ukraine and Nigeria at
the Dnipro Arena on September 10.
Alessandro
Costanzo and Stefano Alassio will join Valeri as the linesmen while the
duties of the fourth official will be performed by Ukrainian Vitaliy
Romanov.
Born in Rome 41 years ago, Valeri has been an
international referee since 2011 and has taken charge of UEFA Champions
League qualifiers, Europa League, Serie A, Saudi Professional League,
U19 EURO and international friendlies.
Last
season, he officiated two games involving Udinese in which Super Eagles
star William Troost-Ekong featured and the good news is that the
Nigerian did not receive a booking in both matches.
The
last time Valeri refereed a game involving an African country was in
2016 when Congo DR were held to a 1-1 draw by Romania in a friendly.
Twenty
five Ukrainian players are preparing for the European Championship
qualifier against Lithuania on September 7 and three days later they
face Nigeria.
Igho Kingsley
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