CAN 2025 : 28 arbitres sélectionnés par la CAF, aucun guinéen n’y figure
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has published the list of 28 referees selected to officiate at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. A selection marked by the total absence of Guinean referees, while West Africa will be represented by Ivory Coast, Senegal and Mali.
Among the appointed referees, five countries stand out, each with two representatives: Algeria, Gabon, Morocco, Mauritania, and Egypt. Also noteworthy is the presence of only one woman, Ugandan Shamira Nabadda, who has already officiated at the U20 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2025 African Nations Championship.
Scheduled to take place in Morocco from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026, this edition will be the first AFCON organized over two calendar years.
The complete list of the 28 selected referees:
Ghorbal Mustapha (Algeria)
Gamou Youcef (Algeria)
Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Pacific Mdabihawenimana (Burundi)
Nfere Aboub Abdoul (Cameroon)
Alhadji Allalou Mahamat (Chad)
Messiah 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)
Traoré 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)
Source: guineenews
