Maseru, Feb. 23 -- Lesotho Centre Referee Lebalang Martin Mokete has been elected among the 18 center referees who will officiate at the 2021 Under- 17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Championship tournament.

Mokete will join the top referees and 24 assistant referees elected by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to officiate at the tournament scheduled for Morocco in July this year.

Mokete was this past weekend in a continental assignment as the central referee for the CAF Confederations Cup match between Napsa stars Football Club (FC) of Zambia and Gor Mahia FC of Kenya. He was assisted by the local referees Shaun Dlangamandla and Mapoho Mapoho as his 1st and 2nd assistant referees respectively while Osias Koto will be the four...