The 63-Man CAF Officiating List for AFCON 2021
The Confederation of African Football (CAF), the mother association for all football organizations and competitions in the African continent, has provided a list of the officials for the AFCON 2021 tournament, Cameroon 2022.
Algeria, The Gambia, South Africa, Ethiopia, Morocco, Mali, Angola, Botswana, Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have one or two persons who will be officiating at the tournament.
Furthermore, countries like the host, Cameroun, Egypt, Seychelles, Rwanda, Lesotho, Bukina Faso, Madagascar, etc., will also participate as officials at the tournament.
While Nigeria has only one representative, Samuel Pwadutakam, who will be officiating as an assistant referee, countries like Botswana, Burundi, Mauritius, and Seychelles will have centre refrees at AFCON 2021.
The Full List of Match Officials
Referees:
Bamlak Tessema (Ethiopia), Gassama Bakary Papa (Gambia), Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana), Mario Escobar (Guatemala), Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria), Mahmoud El Bana Zakaria Moustafa (Egypt), Peter Waweru Kamaku (Kenya), Boubou Traore (Mali), Dahane Beida (Mauritania), Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius), Jiyed Redouane (Morocco), Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda), Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal), Issa Sy (Senegal), Bernard Camille (Seychelles), Victor Miguel De Freitas Gomes (South Africa), Sadok Selmi (Tunisia), Janny Sikazwe (Zambia), Helder Martins De Carvalho (Angola), Joshua Bondo (Botswana), Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi), Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon), Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo), and Amin Mohamed Amin Omar (Egypt).
Assistant Referees:
Mahmoud Ahmed Kamel Abouelregal (Egypt), Hossam Ahmed Taha Ibrahim (Egypt), Sidibe Sidiki (Guinea), Gilbert Cheriyot (Kenya), Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho), Attia M. Essa Amsaaed (Libya), Lionel Hasinjaosoa Andriananteain (Madagascar), Azgaou Lahcen (Morocco), Akerkad Mustapha (Morocco), Jermoumi Fatiha (Morocco), Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco), Etchiali Abdelhak (Algeria), Mokrane Gourari (Algeria), Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola), Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso), Elvis Guy Noupue Nguengoue (Cameroon), Atezambong Fomo Carine (Cameroon), El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal), Djibril Camara (Senegal), James Fredrick Emile (Seychelles), Zakhele Thusi Granville Siwela (South Africa), Ibrahim Abdalla Mohammed (Sudan), Issa Yaya (Chad), Hassani Khalil (Tunisia), Dick Okello (Uganda), Soulaiman Almaldine (Comoros), Liban Abdourazak Ahmed (Djibouti), Oliver Safari Kabene (DR Congo), Arsenio Maringula (Mozambique), Mahamadou Yahaya (Niger), Samuel Pwadutakam (Nigeria).
VAR (Video Assistant) Referees:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico), Adil Zourak (Morocco), Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria), Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco), Samir Guezzaz (Morocco), Haythem Guirat (Tunisia), Abid Charef Mehdi (Algeria), and
Mahmoud Mohamed Ashour (Egypt).
