Match Officials For AFCON 2025 Revealed

Match Officials For AFCON 2025 Revealed

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the list of match officials for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. A total of 73 officials have been selected, including 28 center referees and 14 Video Assistant Referees (VAR)

Referees:

• Ghorbal Mustapha (Algeria)
• Gamou Youcef (Algeria)
• Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
• Mdabihawenimana Pacifique (Burundi)
• Nfere Aboub Abdoul (Cameroon)
• Alhadji Allalou Mahamat (Chad)
• Messie Jessie Oved N. Moutouo (Congo)
• Kpan Clement Franklin (Ivory Coast)
• Ndala Ngambo Jean-Jacques (DR Congo)
• Mohamed Mansour Maarouf (Egypt)
• Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)
• Atcho Pierre Ghislain (Gabon)
• Mebiame Patrice Tanguy (Gabon)
• Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea (Ghana)
• Kamaku Peter Waweru (Kenya)
• Traore Boubou (Mali)
• Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)
• Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
• Herallal Ahmed Imtehaz (Mauritius)
• Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
• Kach Grafe Mustapha (Morocco)
• Uwikunda Samuel (Rwanda)
• Issa Sy (Senegal)
• Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
• Abongile Tom (South Africa)
• Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
• Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
• Shamira Nabadda (Uganda)

Assistant Referees:

• Abbes Akram Zerhouni (Algeria)
• Adel Abane (Algeria)
• Emiliano Do Santos (Angola)
• Lopes Do Santos (Angola)
• Ayimavo Aymar (Benin)
• Elvis Guye (Cameroon)
• Moutsasi Danek (Congo Brazzaville)
• Malondi Yanes (Congo Brazzaville)
• Liban Ahmed (Djibouti)
• Nguila Guylian (DR Congo)
• Mwanya Gradel (DR Congo)
• Ahmed Taha (Egypt)
• Muhamud Ahmed (Egypt)
• Ditsoga Borri (Gabon)
• Amos Ndong (Gabon)
• Gilbert Cheruiyiot (Kenya)
• Stephen Onyango Yiembe (Kenya)
• Souro Phatsone (Lesotho)
• Dimbiniana Andriatianarivelo (Madagascar)
• Modibo Masake (Mali)
• Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco)
• Akarkad Mostafa (Morocco)
• Arsenio Chadreque Dos Reis Negro (Sao Tome & Principle)
• Bangoura Nouha (Senegal)
• Siwela Thus (South Africa)
• Ahonto Koffi (Togo)
• Hassan Khalil (Tunisia)
• Mohamed Abdallah (Sudan)
• Diana Chikotesha (Zambia)
• Carine Fomo (Cameroon)

VAR Officials:

• Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
• Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt)
• Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
• Hamza El Fariq (Morocco)
• Djibril Camara (Senegal)

The 2025 AFCON will take place from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026, in Morocco .

It’s great to see small footballing Nations like Djibouti, Sao Tome & Principle, and Lesotho represented at the AFCON through match officials like Liban Ahmed and Arsenio Chadreque Dos Reis Negro. This representation can help promote football development in these countries and provide valuable experience for the officials.