The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the referees and video assistant referees for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, notably omitting any Nigerian officials from the list.
The roster includes 28 centre referees and 14 VAR officials, with no representation from Nigeria. Instead, the host nations—Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, and Mauritania—contributed two centre referees each.
Among the VAR officials selected are Algeria’s Lahlou Benbraham, Egypt’s Mahmoud Ashour, Tunisia’s Haythem Guirat, Morocco’s Hamza El Fariq, and Senegal’s Djibril Camara.
The tournament is scheduled to take place from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026, with Morocco facing Comoros in the opening match in Rabat on Sunday, 21 December.
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