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Paul Myers

HISTORICAL FACTS: Officials train for perfect games at cup of nations to stake world cup claim - The Untold Story

Carine Atezambong Fomo from Cameroon will be one of the assistant referees during the quarter-final game between Morocco and Botswana. © Paul Myers/RFI

Sweat drenched but beaming following a 90-minute early morning workout, Carine Atezambong Fomo enthused about her next assignment at the women’s Africa Cup of Nations – assistant referee at Wednesday’s quarter-final between Morocco and Botswana at the Prince Moulay Abdallah Stadium in Rabat.

The 36-year-old from Yaounde was an assistant referee at the opening game on 2 July between Morocco and Burkina Faso at the same venue and South Africa’s second Group C fixture against Burundi at the Prince Heritier Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat.

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