The second referee to follow Papa Gassama was South African referee Victor Miguel de Freitas Gomez, who officiated the Afcon final between Senegal and Egypt.
The West African nation, Senegal won their first ever Afcon title thanks to a 4-2 post match penalty shootout win following a 120 minutes encounter which ended in a goalless.
The Africa’s best referee who was criticized by the Egyptians of not being fit to officiate their Afcon semifinal encounter against the host Cameroon continued with his impressive performance in African football.
In a game that was termed as the clash of the titans [Egypt and Cameroon] two of the most successful nations in Afcon tournament, Gassama calmed the tension of the encounter which resulted in the sending off of the Egyptian coach Carlos Queiros with two bookings after arguing with referees.
The Gambian FIFA-referee, who officiated three of the big clashes in the Africa Cup of Nations has been praised in the matter he officiated and controlled games in both African and world.
He officiated one of the biggest games in the group stages between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Pharaohs of Egypt at the Roumde Adjia Stadium.
He also took charge of another big encounter during the round of 16 (knockout stage) between Mali and Equatorial Guinea at the Limbe Stadium before being at the center of the field in the semifinal between host nation Cameroon and Egypt.
