Referee Komlan Coulibaly will make AFCON history when he participates at the 2013 tournament, 11 years after making his debut at the 2002 continental championships.
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The 42-year-old Malian is part of a squad of 18 refs and 21 linesmen who will do duty in South Africa.
Daniel Bennett and Zakhele Siwela are the host nation's representatives selected by the Confederation of African Football.
Algerian Mohamed Benouza and Senegal's Badara Diatta will appear for a fifth time, the latter officiated in the 2012 final between Ivory Coast and Zambia.
It will be the first AFCON for Kenyan Sylvester Kirwa and the Seychelles' Bernard Camille.
The officials assemble in Pretoria from the 15th of this month where they will be physically and mentally prepared for the showpiece.
The tournament starts on January 19 and ends on February 10.
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