Nigerian champions and sole representatives in the CAF cups, Sunshine Stars of Akure have been handed Sudanese referees in the crucial match against group leaders Esperance at Stade De Rades, Tunis on September 2.

Referee Abdelrahman Khalid will be assisted by Ahmed Ali Waleed, Hamid Adam and Adam Hashim.

The match Commissioner is Libya’s Mohammed Gremida, while Souleymane Magassouba of Mali is the General Coordinator.

Lying on the second position with seven points, this is a match that Sunshine stars can get a result from given the fact that the Tunisians have already qualified with the maximum twelve points from four matches and are likely to relax their pressure on the pedal by trying some of their non regulars.

Defending Champions Esperance beat Sunshine 2-0 when they last met in Ijebu Ode.

Sunshine’s closest rival, Etoile ( 4 points ) have their home match against ASO Chlef on August 31st, threatened due to the fracas that accompanied their match against Esperance leading to an abandonment in the 75th minute when Esperance went two goals up.

CAF is to determine this week whether Etoile play under close doors or in a neutral venue.

Also, former President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Al Hadji Sani Lulu has been appointed Match Commissioner for the match between T. P Mazembe and El Ahly in Lubumbashi on September 2, while Paul Bassey is the appointed General Coordinator for the Group B encounter at the Military Stadium in Cairo pitching Zamalek against Berekum Chelsea of Ghana.