Motaz Ibrahim appointed referee for Zamalek’s Champions League match against Mouloudia Alger

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Libyan referee Motaz Ibrahim to take charge of Zamalek’s African Champions League group-stage match against Mouloudia Alger on 4 December.

The Group B fixture will be played at Ali Ammar Stadium in Algeria, with Zamalek seeking to make a strong start to the second round of matches.

Ibrahim will be assisted by Tunisia’s Khalil Hassani, who has been named the first assistant referee, and Libya’s Aliat Mohamed Mongi, who will serve as the second assistant. Libyan official Al Mabrouk Mohamed has been appointed as the fourth official.

Sudan’s Abdel Aziz Yasser Ahmed Abdel Aziz will oversee the video assistant referee (VAR) system, with Libya’s Abdel Razak Ahmed acting as his assistant.

CAF has also appointed Tunisia’s Belhassen Bassamra as the match commissioner, while Cameroon’s Evariste Minguandi will act as referee observer.

The appointment represents the third time Ibrahim has officiated a match involving Zamalek. His first came in 2023, when the Egyptian club faced Algerian side CR Belouizdad in the African Champions League. Zamalek lost that match 2-0.

Ibrahim’s second Zamalek assignment was the 2024 African Super Cup fixture against Al Ahly. Zamalek, known as the White side, won that match on penalties.

Zamalek are in Group B alongside Tanzanian club Young Africans, Mouloudia Alger and Tunisia’s Club Africain.