Gambian international referee Papa Bakary Gassama participates in the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament through a CAF ���������������������������CONCACAF exchange agreement.

Papa Bakary Gassama���������������������������who is Africa’s best referee, officiated his first match on Monday 12th July 2021, which was between Jamaica and Suri”not often the case that a referee from another continent is invited to participate in the continents showpiece events where his originating continents, not a member of,” wrote the Gambia football federation.
With an international history of officiating matches, this is not the first time the Gambian refer is on the global pitch. Gassama officiated the AFCON finals multiple times. Also, the last two FIFA world cups in Brazil in 2014 and Russia 2018, respectively. Papa Bakary Gassama���������������������������was also the only African representative at the 2017 confederations cup.

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