English-born referee Anthony Taylor has been named by Fifa to officiate Ghana's world cup second match against South Korea on Monday, November 28, 2022.
The 44-year-old is one of the 28 middle referees selected to officiate the world cup tournament in the Middle East for the first time.
The Blackstar's second match of the competition in Group H will be refereed by the highest-rated British referee.
The Blackstars of Ghana are hoping to record their first victory of the tournament after loosing to Portugal national team in a match that the Ghana football Association has officially written to FIFA about the performance of the middle referee, Ismail Elfath.
About Anthony Taylor
Anthony Taylor (born 20 October 1978) is an English professional football referee from Wythenshawe, Manchester.
In 2010, he was promoted to the list of Select Group Referees who officiate primarily in the Premier League, and in 2013 became a listed referee for FIFA allowing him to referee European and international matches.
In 2015, he officiated the Football League Cup final at Wembley Stadium when Chelsea defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2–0. Taylor returned to Wembley later that year to officiate the Community Shield as Arsenal beat Chelsea 1–0.
He refereed the 2017 and 2020 FA Cup finals, both between Chelsea and Arsenal; Arsenal won on both occasions 2–1. Upon the selection, he became the first man to referee a second FA Cup final since Arthur Kingscott in 1901.
Source//sompaonline.com//Eric Murphy Asare
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