Mauritanian referee Moussa Diou will take charge of the first leg of the Ghana 2027 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations second qualifier against Libya as the Black Meteors begin their bid to return to the Olympic Games. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Diou as the center referee for the match to be held in Benin on November 1. Libya. He will be assisted by his compatriots Hamedine Diba and Abderrahmane Anne, who will act as assistant referees I and II, while Abdel Kader M’Bareck has been appointed as the fourth referee. Djamel Ould Ammar of Algeria will be the match commissioner, along with Said Mohampointed of Tunisia, Kordi Assessor Kifri. It will be played at the Accra Sports Stadium on November 17 with the second leg at 19:00 GMT (17:00 local time). Ghana have a bye to the second round and will begin their qualifying campaign against Libya as a win over the two legs will see them into the final qualifying round. The Black Meteors will then encounter either the Guineaquator or the Niyaquator. Final qualifying round scheduled for March 22-30, 2027. The competition will feature seven qualifiers to join hosts Egypt in the eight-team final. Ghana is aiming to return to the Olympic football tournament for the first time since its last appearance at the 2004 Athens Games.