AFCON 2023: List of all referees

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Published at :January 29, 2024 at 10:45 PM

Modified at :January 29, 2024 at 10:45 PM

Officials at AFCON 2023 in Ivory Coast

Following the AFCON 2023 qualifiers, 32 referees were hand-picked by CAF for the pre-match activities before the AFCON 2023 games.

For AFCON 2023, CAF also revealed the identities of 12 video assistants (VAR) and 30 assistant referees.

Only Algerian Mustapha Ghorbal, one of the six African referees who refereed at the 2022 World Cup, will be among those participating in the competition. Unfortunately, Janny Sikazwe of Zambia and Victor Gomes of South Africa, who officiated the most recent AFCON final, quit their jobs after the World Cup, therefore they will not be playing.

Particularly dropped from the roster are Senegalese Maguette Ndiaye, Rwandan Salima Mukansanga, and Gambian Bakary Gassama, who came under fire for his controversial officiating during the Algeria-Cameroon encounter in March 2022.

Along with other significant absences like Moroccan Redouane Jayed and Botswana’s Joshua Bondo, who has been on punishment since last April, their absence creates a vacuum in the list.

Meanwhile, two well-known figures have been chosen as match referees at AFCON 2024: local Ivorian Kalilou Ibrahim and Ethiopian Bamlak Tessema Weyesa.

However, that list has now been shortened to 26 names:

Ghorbal Mustapha (Algeria)
Gamouh Youcef (Algeria)
Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Ndabihawenimana Pacifique (Burundi)
Alhadji Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Traoré Ibrahim Kalilou (Cote D’Ivoire)
Ndala Ngambo Jean-Jacques (DR Congo)
Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)
Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)
Mohamed Adel Elsaid Hussien (Egypt)
Weyesa Bamlak Tessema (Ethiopia)
Atcho Pierre Ghislain (Gabon)
Mebiame Patrice Tanguy (Gabon)
Kamaku Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Ibrahim Mutaz A. Ibrahim (Libya)
Traore Boubou (Mali)
Beida Dahane (Mauritania)
Bouh Abdel Aziz (Mauritania)
Guezzaz Samir (Morocco)
Jayed Jalal (Morocco)
Karboubi Bouchra (F) (Morocco)
Uwikunda Samuel (Rwanda)
Sy Issa (Senegal)
Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

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Rajarshi Shukla

After earning a bachelor's degree in mass media, Rajarshi began his career as a sports writer in 2019, driven by his passion for sports journalism. He has been working in the field for over six years. A devoted fan of Lionel Messi and Barcelona, Rajarshi has been involved in sports since childhood. Before turning his focus to journalism, he even represented his college at the state level. Along with covering football, he enjoys playing the game, watching movies, and experimenting with new recipes in his spare time, as cooking is one of his favorite hobbies.

AFCON 2023: List of all referees

Officials at AFCON 2023 in Ivory Coast

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However, that list has now been shortened to 26 names:

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