CAF to host Referees’ Preparation Course for TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations preliminary official list
As planning and preparations continue for the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d’Ivoire 2023, CAF’s Refereeing Division will be hosting a preparation course for the pre-selected referees.
The course is scheduled to take place between 11 – 16 October 2023 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, and forms part of crucial workshops and programmes spearheaded by the various CAF Divisions in preparation for next year’s continental showpiece.
The list consists of 32 Referees, 32 Assistant Referees, 4 VAR Officials as well as six highly experienced Technical & Physical Instructors to ensure that all officials are in the best shape ahead of the competition.
Part of the workshop will include, but not be limited to physical, theoretical and technical tests while also ensuring that all officials are fully up to speed with the Laws of the Game, VAR and other key refereeing matters.
Speaking ahead of the six-day course, CAF Head of Refereeing and Football Technology, Noumandiez Desire Doue said: “We have selected the best referees and technical support from across the continent to ensure that the tournament benefits from the highest standard of officiating. Equally so, it is important that we have such a course and ensure that all our officials are fully equipped and up to speed with the most recent Laws of the Game, VAR and the use of technology.”
“Refereeing plays a crucial part in the success of a competition, and we need to make sure that we are fully prepared”, said Doue.
The selection of referees has been spread far and wide across the continent to ensure that the best referees are present at Africa’s biggest football spectacle next year.
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LIST OF SELECTED REFEREES TO TOTALENERGIES AFCON PREPARATION COURSE |
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REFEREES |
ASSISTANT REFEREES |
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No. |
NAMES |
COUNTRY |
No. |
NAMES |
COUNTRY |
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1 |
Mustapha Ghorbal |
Algeria |
1 |
Abbes Akram Zerhouni |
Algeria |
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2 |
Peter Waweru Kamaku |
Kenya |
2 |
Mokrane Gourari |
Algeria |
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3 |
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa |
Ethiopia |
3 |
Ahmed Hossameldin Taha Ibrahim |
Egypt |
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4 |
Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo |
DR Congo |
4 |
Mahmoud Ahmed Kamedl Abouregal |
Egypt |
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5 |
Amin Mohamed Amin Omar |
Egypt |
5 |
Azgaou Lahsen |
Morocco |
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6 |
Dahane Beida |
Mauritania |
6 |
Mostafa Akarkad |
Morocco |
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7 |
Samir Guezzaz |
Morocco |
7 |
Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos |
Angola |
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8 |
Boubou Traore |
Mali |
8 |
Lopes Ivanildo Oliveira |
Angola |
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9 |
Tom Abongile |
South Africa |
9 |
Djibril Camara |
Senegal |
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10 |
Atcho Pierre |
Gabon |
10 |
Nouha Bangoura |
Senegal |
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11 |
Mahmoud Ali Mahmood |
Sudan |
11 |
Ngoh Adou Hermann |
Cote d'Ivoire |
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12 |
Mahamat Alhadji Allaou |
Chad |
12 |
Nouho Ouattara |
Cote d'Ivoire |
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13 |
Issa Sy |
Senegal |
13 |
Zakhele Thusi Granville Siwela |
South Africa |
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14 |
Mutaz Ibrahim |
Libya |
14 |
Elvis Guy Nguengoue Noupue |
Cameroon |
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15 |
Pacifique Ndabihawenimana |
Burundi |
15 |
Souru Phatsoane |
Lesotho |
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16 |
Samuel Uwikunda |
Rwanda |
16 |
Arsenio Chadreque Maringule |
Mozambique |
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17 |
Mohamed Maarouf |
Egypt |
17 |
Ibrahim Abdallah Mohamed |
Sudan |
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18 |
Abdel Aziz Bouh |
Mauritania |
18 |
Hassani Khalil |
Tunisia |
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19 |
Mebiame Patrice Tanguy |
Gabon |
19 |
Gilbert Cheriyot |
Kenya |
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20 |
Omar Abdulkadir Artan |
Somalia |
20 |
Amsaaed Attia M Essa |
Libya |
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21 |
Gamouh Youcef |
Algeria |
21 |
Tiama Seydou |
Burkina Faso |
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22 |
Jalal Jayed |
Morocco |
22 |
Amaldine Souleimane |
Comoros |
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23 |
Kalilou Ibrahim |
Cote D'Ivoire |
23 |
Liban Abdoulrazack |
Djibouti |
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24 |
Sadock Selmi |
Tunisia |
24 |
Ditsoga Boris Marlene |
Gabon |
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25 |
Louis Djindo Houngnandande |
Benin |
25 |
Dos Reis Monte Negro Abelmiro |
Sao Tome & P. |
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26 |
Messie Jessie Oved Nkoukou |
Congo |
26 |
Kwasi Acheampong Brobbey |
Ghana |
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27 |
Milazare Patrice |
Mauritius |
27 |
Ayimavo Ulrich Eric |
Benin |
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28 |
Lahlou Benbraham |
Algeria |
28 |
Yiembe Stephen |
Kenya |
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29 |
Guirat Haithem |
Tunisia |
29 |
Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo |
Madagascar |
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30 |
Daniel Laryea |
Ghana |
30 |
Ahonto Jonathan Koffi |
Togo |
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31 |
Mahmoud Zakaria M. Elbanna |
Egypt |
31 |
Steven Danek Moyo Moutsassi |
Congo |
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32 |
Ahmed Heerelal |
Mauritius |
32 |
Modibo Samake |
Mali |
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33 |
Zakaria Brinsi |
Morocco |
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VAR REFEREES |
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1 |
Adil Zourak |
Morocco |
3 |
Maria Pakuita Cinquela Rivet |
Mauritius |
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2 |
Mahmoud Ashor |
Egypt |
4 |
Akhona Zennith Makalima |
South-Africa |
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TECHNICAL & PHYSICAL INSTRUCTORS |
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1 |
Mike van der Roest |
FIFA |
4 |
Felix Tangawarima |
Zimbabwe |
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2 |
Malang Diedhiou |
Senegal |
5 |
Jean Claude Birumushahu |
Burundi |
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3 |
Mohammed Guezzaz |
Morocco |
6 |
Yeo Songuifolo |
Cote d’Ivoire |