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Bennett to fly SA flag

Johannesburg - South Africans Daniel Bennett and Zakhele Siwela will officiate at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

Bennett will referee, while Siwela will run the line at the continental showpiece, which runs from January 21 to February 12.

List of officials and nationalities:

Referees: Mohamed Benouza and Djamel Haimoudi (ALG), Bouchaib El Ahrach (MAR), Neant Alioum (CMR), Bennett (RSA), Koman Coulibaly (MLI), Badara Diatta (SEN), Noumandiez Doue (CIV), Bakary Gassama (GAM), Ghead Grisha (EGY), Slim Jedidi (TUN), Aly Lemghaifry (MTN), Eddy Maillet (SEY), Hamada Nampiandraza (MAD), Eric Otogo-Castane (GAB), Khalid Abdel Rahman (SUD), Rajindraparsad Seechurn (MRI), Janny Sikazwe (ZAM).

Assistants: Evarist Menkouande and Yanoussa Moussa (CMR), Redouane Achik (MAR), Jean-Claude Birumushahu (BDI), Balkrishna Bootun (MRI), Richard Bouende-Malonga (CGO), Djibril Camara (SEN), Moffat Champiti (MAW), Jason Damoo (SEY), Balla Diarra (MLI), Aboubacar Doumbouya (GUI), Peter Edibe (NGR), Abdelhak Etchiali (ALG), Bechir Hassani (TUN), Felicien Kabanda (RWA), Angesom Ogbamariam (ERI), Aden Range (KEN), David Shaanika (NAM), Siwela (RSA), Theophile Vinga (GAB), Songuifolo Yeo (CIV).

 
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