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...
African Referees
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...
FIFA confirms referees for Algeria’s World Cup qualifiers against Botswana and Guinea
FIFA has confirmed the officiating teams for Algeria’s upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifying fixtures against Botswana and Guinea, set to...
CHAN 2024: Mehrez Melki to officiate Madagascar v Sudan, Jelly Alfred Chavani appointed for Morocco v Senegal
The 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) reaches its semi-final stage with two decisive fixtures that will determine the finalists of...
Tunisia: Match officials confirmed for Ligue 1 matchday four
The National Refereeing Directorate has confirmed the officials who will take charge of the fixtures in Ligue 1 on Matchday...
Ghana’s Christopher Antwi-Adjei subjected to Racial Abuse in German Cup Tie
Ghanaian international Christopher Antwi-Adjei was subjected to racist abuse during his Schalke 04 side’s DFB-Pokal first-round clash against FC Lokomotive...
Algerian referee Merouane Kasmi among 18 victims of bus tragedy
A bus crash in Algiers has claimed the life of respected football referee Merouane Kasmi, who was among 18 people...
Botswanan referee Thabang Ketshabile appointed for Congo–Tanzania World Cup qualifier
Thabang Ketshabile of Botswana has been confirmed as the referee for Congo’s decisive 2026 World Cup qualifying clash against Tanzania...
Melki and Chavani appointed for CHAN 2024 Group B fixtures
Matchday four of the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) Group B takes place on Wednesday, 13 August, with two fixtures...
Controversy flares as Gabonese VAR official oversees Algeria-South Africa CHAN clash
Gabonese referee Pierre Ghislain Atcho, a familiar and contentious figure for Algerian football fans, was once again at the centre...
CAF appoints Benyahia and Brahamou as referees for CHAN 2024 Group A fixtures
Houssam Benyahia and Sadou Ali Brahamou have been confirmed as the centre referees for the Group A fixtures of the...
CAF considers foreign referees for 2025 AFCON in Morocco amid major overhaul
CAF is considering the appointment of foreign referees for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco as part of...
CHAN 2024: Zimbabwean and Egyptian officials appointed for key Group D fixtures
CAF has confirmed the list of match officials for the opening Group D matches of the 2024 African Nations Championship...
CHAN 2024: Referees named for crucial Group C clashes as Melki and Diouf take centre stage
Match officials for Monday’s Group C fixtures at the 2024 African Nations Championship have been confirmed, with Mehrez Melki set...