The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the officiating team for Sunday’s Confederation Cup firstround tie between Somalia’s Mogadishu City FC and Kitara FC, set to kick off at the Hoima City Stadium.
Burundian referee Rodrigue Bigirimana will be the man in the middle. He’ will be helped by his compatriots Olivier Nibogora and Celestin Nahumuremyi, who will run the lines as first and second assistant referees.
Fellow Burundian Bertrand Manirakiza will serve as the fourth official.
Kenyan official Agwanda Richard Obare has been named match commissioner, while Rwandan Ambroise Hakizimana will serve as referees’ assessor.
Bigirimana arrives in Hoima with a strong track record, having taken charge of several big interclub matches across Africa. This weekend, however, marks new territory for him, his first assignment involving a Ugandan side.
The Burundian official’s past assignments include the 2024/25 Confederation Cup match between Nigeria’s Enyimba FC and Burkina Faso’s Étoile Filante Ouagadougou, as well as last season’s CAF Champions League second leg tie between Kenya Police FC and Al Hilal Omdurman.
His most recent assignment came at the 2026 Africa U-17 Nations Cup, where he took charge of three matches –two in the group stage and the quarter final between Ivory Coast and Egypt.
Kitara will be looking to make home advantage count as they open their continental campaign in front of their Hoima faithful against the Somali visitors.