CHAN 2024: The official list of 70 referees selected for the tournament | OneFootball

CHAN 2023/CAF

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the list of 70 officials who will oversee the smooth running of matches at the 2024 African Nations Championship.

The roster features 26 central referees, 26 assistant referees, and 18 video assistant referees (VAR), representing 30 different countries, all called upon by Africa’s football governing body to ensure the highest standards of officiating at this major event.

CAF has reaffirmed its commitment to inclusivity by calling up, among others, central referees Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco) and Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda), as well as assistant referees Diana Chikotesha (Zambia) and Atezambong Fomo Carine (Cameroon).

CHAN 2024 will take place from August 2 to 30, 2025, and will be jointly hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Here is the complete list of CHAN 2024 officials:

Central referees

• Adissa Abdoul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)

• Messie Jessie Oved Nvoulou (Congo)

• Kpan Clement Franklin (Ivory Coast)

• Malala Kabanga Yannick (DR Congo)

• Ahmed Nagy Mosa Mahmoud (Egypt)

• Tsegay Teklu Mogos (Eritrea)

• Jammeh Lamin N. (Gambia)

• Nyagrowa Dickens Mimisa (Kenya)

• Ahmed Abdulrazg (Libya)

• Diakhate Ousmane (Mali)

• Milazare Patrice (Mauritius)

• Loutfi Bekouassa (Algeria)

• Diouf Adalbert (Senegal)

• Jelly Chavani (South Africa)

• Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)

• Aklesso Gnama (Togo)

• Melki Mehrez (Tunisia)

• Lucky Razake Kasalirwe (Uganda)

• Vincent Kabore (Burkina Faso)

• Brahamou Sadou Ali (Niger)

• Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

• Mefire Abdou Abdel (Cameroon)

• Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

• Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

• Kech Chaf Mustapha (Morocco)

• Houssam Benyahya (Algeria)

Assistant referees

• Ngila Guilain Bongele (DR Congo)

• Lucky Kegalogetswe (Botswana)

• Sanou Habib Judicael Oumar (Burkina Faso)

• Emery Niyongabo (Burundi)

• Rodrigue Menye Mpele (Cameroon)

• Amaldine Soulaimane (Comoros)

• Alao Salim (Benin)

• Fasika Biru Yehualashet (Ethiopia)

• Jawo Abdul Aziz (Gambia)

• Addy Roland Nii Dodoo (Ghana)

• Mwangi Samuel Kuria (Kenya)

• Joel Wonka Doe (Liberia)

• Nassiri Hamza (Morocco)

• Yacouba Abdoul Aziz (Niger)

• Dieudonné Mutuyimana (Rwanda)

• Omer Hamid Mohammed Ahmed (Sudan)

• Wael Hanachi (Tunisia)

• Ronald Katenya (Uganda)

• Eleyeh Robleh (Djibouti)

• Ettien Eba Medard (Ivory Coast)

• Abeigne Ndong Amos (Gabon)

• Sirak Samuel (Eritrea)

• Ally Hamdani Said (Tanzania)

• Malondi Chany (Congo)

• Adel Abane (Algeria)

• Diana Chikotesha (Zambia)

Video assistant referees (VAR)

• Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt)

• Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

• Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

• Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

• Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

• Hamza El Fariq (Morocco)

• Issa Sy (Senegal)

• Atcho Prierre Ghislain (Gabon)

• Daniel Lareya (Ghana)

• Abongile Tom (South Africa)

• Yasir Abdalaziz (Sudan)

• Viana Letticia (Eswatini)

• Maria Rivet (Mauritius)

• Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

• Stephen Yiembe (Kenya)

• Atezambong Fomo Carine (Cameroon)

• Jermoumi Fatiha (Morocco)

• Ghorbal Mustapha (Algeria)