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NIGERIA vs ENGLAND: FIFA picks Chinese ref

World football governing body, FIFA has picked Chinese referee, Liang Qin, for Wednesday’s final group match between Nigeria’s Super Falconets and their English counterparts at the on-going FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Canada 2014.
The game, a group C fixture will be played at the 28,000 capacity Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.
Qin was at the centre when France walloped Costa Rica  5-1 at Olympic Stadium Montreal last week.
The chinese was born in 1979 and has been a FIFA badged referee since 2010.
The centre referee will be assisted by her compatriots, Fang Yan and Liang Jianping, while Yeimy Martinez from Colombia is the fourth official for the cracker.
Meanwhile, the Peter Dedevbo tutored girls are currently on top of their group with four points from two games and are seeking for an outright win or a draw to qualify for the quarterfinals of the competition.
The English girls are second on the log with two points from two games and are desperate to claim maximum three points against Nigeria to also qualify for the final eight. The match is fixed for 1am (Nigeria time) on Thursday.

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