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17-year-old Adongo Angelous Akurugu selected for CAF Championship
Seventeen-year-old Adongo Angelous Akurugu, a product of the ‘Catch Them Young Refereeing Project,’ has been selected as one of the referees for the upcoming CAF African Schools Football Championship.
Adongo, who hails from Navrongo in the Upper East Region of Ghana, is a student at Navrongo Senior High School.
Since his discovery through the ‘Catch Them Young Refereeing Project,’ Adongo has officiated in juvenile competitions, including the KGL U-17 tournament, the Division One League Super Cup at Abrankese (2023), and Nsoatre (2024).
Aside from that, he also officiated in the WAFU Africa Schools Championship Qualifiers in Niger last year and the quarterfinal of the 2024/25 MTN FA Cup game between Attram De Visser and PAC Academy at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.
Akurugu is a star in the making, having excelled in all the competitions he has participated in.
The 2025 African Schools Football Championship is scheduled to take place in Accra from April 21-26, 2025.