No Nigerian referee listed as CAF names match officials for AFCON

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the full list of centre referees and Video Assistant Referees (VAR) appointed for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

However, no Nigerian match official made the list.

CAF confirmed that 28 centre referees and 14 VAR officials have been selected for the tournament. Host nation Morocco, along with Algeria, Egypt, and Mauritania, each provided two centre referees.

Some of the VAR officials chosen include Algeria’s Lahlou Benbraham, Egypt’s Mahmoud Ashour, Tunisia’s Haythem Guirat, Morocco’s Hamza El Fariq, and Senegal’s Djibril Camara.

The AFCON tournament will take place in Morocco from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026.

Morocco will play Comoros in the opening match in Rabat on Sunday, December 21.