Morocco’s Bouchra Karboubi quits refereeing after AFCON snub and issues strong accusations
Bouchra Karboubi announced her retirement from refereeing just hours after officials released the list of referees selected for the 2025...
African Referees
Algerian Ligue 1: Referees Houssem Benyahia and Ghada Mahat suspended after JS Kabylie’s complaint upheld
Referees Houssem Benyahia and Ghada Mahat have been suspended indefinitely after the Federal Arbitration Commission (CFA) ruled in favour of...
CAF referee appointments ignite outrage ahead of 2026 World Cup playoffs
CAF faces mounting backlash over how it selected match officials for Africa’s 2026 World Cup playoff semifinals, a decision critics...
Sudan’s Mahmood Ismaïl to officiate crucial Cameroon–DR Congo playoff
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Sudanese referee Mahmood Ismaïl to take charge of the decisive playoff between...
Guinea hails success of FIFA Elite Referees training course
The closing ceremony of the FIFA MA Course for Elite Referees took place on Friday, October 31, 2025, at the...
Algerian referee Mustapha Ghorbal nominated for 2025 World’s Best Referee Award
Algerian referee Mustapha Ghorbal has earned a nomination for the 2025 World’s Best Referee Award, presented by the International Federation...
Moroccan referee Mohamed Baroudi set for first Wydad AC–Raja CA derby assignment
Mohamed Baroudi will officiate the Casablanca derby between Wydad Athletic Club and Raja Club Athletic for the first time when...
Maguette Ndiaye retires after two decades of distinguished refereeing
Senegalese referee Maguette Ndiaye has announced his retirement after more than two decades in football. At 39, he ends a...
CAF reappoints Algerian referee Djamel Haimoudi to UNAF arbitration committee
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the reappointment of Algerian referee Djamel Haimoudi to the arbitration committee of...
Bakary Gassama’s controversial refereeing still haunts Algeria’s football debate
Bakary Gassama’s name continues to stir emotions in Algeria, years after the referee’s decisions in the 2022 World Cup play-off...
FIFA hands Senegal official Abdoulaye Saydou Sow two-match ban after DR Congo clash
FIFA has suspended Senegalese football official Abdoulaye Saydou Sow for two matches and fined him $5,000 following incidents during the...
CAF names match officials for Esperance Tunis’ Champions League ties against Rahimo FC
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) released the list of referees who will officiate Esperance Sportive de Tunis’ second-round matches...
CAF appoints referees for Union Sportive Monastirienne’s Champions League second round ties
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the referees who will officiate Union Sportive Monastirienne’s matches in the second...
CAF Super Cup: Sudanese official Mahmoud Ismail appointed to oversee final
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that Sudanese referee Mahmoud Ismail will take charge of the CAF Super...
CAF Champions League: Abdel Aziz Bouh to officiate APR vs Pyramids
Mauritanian referee Abdel Aziz Bouh will oversee the CAF Champions League preliminary match between APR and Pyramids. The fixture will...
2026 World Cup Qualifier: Liberian officials appointed for Seychelles v Gambia
A Liberian refereeing team has been selected to oversee the World Cup qualifying match between Seychelles and Gambia on 14...
FIFA seminar for female referees opens in Oran
A FIFA MA seminar dedicated to the development of female referees began on Sunday in Oran, bringing together participants for...
Referees suspended after controversy in Raja Casablanca–AS FAR clash
The Moroccan football authorities have suspended several referees following a series of officiating errors during the opening rounds of the...
CHAN 2024 Final: Cameroonian referee Abdou Abdel Mefire to officiate Morocco vs Madagascar clash
Cameroonian referee Abdou Abdel Mefire has been appointed to take charge of the CHAN 2024 final between Morocco and Madagascar,...
Burundian officials to oversee Algeria’s crucial World Cup qualifiers against Botswana and Guinea
The Algerian Football Federation has confirmed the referee appointments for the national team’s upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixtures...