Brazilian league: Afro Rocha/PB to referee Ceará v Botafogo/SP | OneFootball

Photo: Felipe Santos/Ceará SC

The Refereeing Commission of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CA-CBF) has appointed Paraíba native Afro Rocha De Carvalho Filho to officiate the match between Ceará and Botafogo/SP, valid for the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship Serie B. The match takes place on Saturday the 20th, at 7 p.m., at PV.

Afro will be assisted by Schumacher Marques Gomes/PB and Karla Renata Cavalcanti De Santana/PE. Luciano da Silva Miranda Filho/CE will serve as the fourth official.

Video refereeing (VAR) will be the responsibility of Gilberto Rodrigues Castro Junior, from Pernambuco, with assistance from fellow Pernambucano Clovis Amaral da Silva/PE.

Afro Rocha’s track record

In 2026, the 37-year-old from Paraíba officiated 18 matches. In total, the referee handed out 109 yellow cards, an average of six per game, in addition to showing three red cards.

This will be the eighth match in history officiated by Afro Rocha involving Mais Querido. Vovô’s last match refereed by Afro was this year’s 2-0 win over Cuiabá in the 3rd round of Brasileirão B.

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