Four Kenyan referees selected for AFCON 2025 in Morocco

Kenya will be represented by four referees at the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, with a dedicated pre-tournament preparation course set to run ahead of the event. The group includes one centre referee, one Video Assistant Referee (VAR), and two assistant referees.

Peter Kamaku Waweru has been named among the centre referees for the tournament. Dickens Mimisa has been selected to operate as a VAR, contributing from the video review position. In the assistant referee category, Gilbert Cheruiyot and Stephen Yiembe will represent Kenya.

The AFCON finals are scheduled to take place in Morocco, spanning from December into January 2026. The selection underscores Kenya’s ongoing involvement in African continental football officiating and their readiness to participate at a high level during the tournament.

Full list:

REFEREES

1. Ghorbal Mustapha – Algeria

2. Gamouh Youcef – Algeria

3. Djindo Louis Houngnandande – Benin

4. Ndabihawenimana Pacifique – Burundi

5. Mefire Abdou Abdoul – Cameroon

6. Alhadji Allaou Mahamat – Chad

7. Messie Jessie Oved N. Mvoutou – Congo

8. Traore Ibrahim Kalilou – Côte d’Ivoire

9. Kpan Clement Franklin – Côte d’Ivoire

10. Ndala Ngambo Jean-Jacques – DR Congo

11. Mohamed Mansour Maarouf – Egypt

12. Amin Mohamed Omar – Egypt

Center referee Dickens Mimisa intervene the fight between AFC Leopards SC and Gor Mahia FC players during their FKF Premier League match dubbed "Mashemeji Derby" at Nyayo National Stadium on March 30, 2025. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

1. Ahmed Nagy Mosa Mahmoud – Egypt

2. Atcho Pierre Ghislain – Gabon

3. Mebiame Patrice Tanguy – Gabon

4. Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea – Ghana

5. Kamaku Peter Waweru – Kenya

6. Ibrahim Mutaz A. Ibrahim – Libya

7. Traore Boubou – Mali

8. Abdel Aziz Bouh – Mauritania

9. Dahane Beida – Mauritania

10. Heerallal Ahmed Imtehaz – Mauritius

11. Milazar Patrice – Mauritius

12. Jalal Jayed – Morocco

13. Kech Chaf Mustapha (New) – Morocco

14. Uwikunda Samuel – Rwanda

15. Sy Issa – Senegal

16. Adalbert Diouf – Senegal

17. Omar Abdulkadir Artan – Somalia

18. Abongile Tom – South Africa

19. Jelly Chavani – South Africa

20. Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail – Sudan

21. Mehrez Melki – Tunisia

VIDEO MATCH OFFICIALS (VMOs)

34. Lahlou Benbraham – Algeria

35. Mahmoud Ashour – Egypt

36. Hossam Azab Hagag – Egypt

37. Mimisa Dickens – Kenya

38. Ahmed Abdulrazg – Libya

39. Babacar Sarr – Mauritania

40. Hamza El Fariq – Morocco

41. Sadou Ali Brahamou – Niger

42. Abdalaziz Yasir – Sudan

43. Haythem Guirat – Tunisia

44. Chimene Brighton – Zimbabwe

INSTRUCTORS

45. An Yan Lim Kee Chong – Mauritius

46. Felix Tangawarima – Zimbabwe

47. Janny Sikawe – Zambia

48. Tamer Dorry – Egypt

49. Raphael Evehe Divine – Cameroon

50. Bento Navesse – Mozambique

51. Boubaker Hannachi – Tunisia

52. Mustapha Amghar – Morocco

ASSISTANT REFEREES

53. Abbes Akram Zerhouni – Algeria

54. Mokrane Gourari – Algeria

55. Adel Abane – Algeria

56. Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos – Angola

57. Lopes Ivanildo Meirelles de O Sanches – Angola

58. Ayimavo Aymar Ulrich Eric – Benin

59. Sanou Habib Judicael – Burkina Faso

60. Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue – Cameroon

61. Amaldine Soulaimane – Comoros

62. Styven Danek Moutsassi – Congo

63. Malondi Chany Yanes – Congo

64. Ngoh Herman Desire – Côte d’Ivoire

65. Ettien Eba Medard (New) – Côte d’Ivoire

66. Liban Abdoulrazack Ahmed – Djibouti

67. Nguila Guylain – DR Congo

68. Mbilizi Mwanya Gradel (New) – DR Congo

69. Ahmed Hossameldin Taha I. – Egypt

70. Mahmoud Ahmed K. Abouelregal – Egypt

71. Ditsoga Boris Marlaise – Gabon

72. Amos B Abeigne Ndong (New) – Gabon

73. Gilbert Cheruiyot Kipkoech – Kenya

74. Yiembe Stephen Eleazar Onyango – Kenya

75. Souru Phatsoane – Lesotho

76. Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo – Madagascar

77. Modibo Samake – Mali

78. Zakaria Brinsi – Morocco

79. Akarkad Mostafa – Morocco

80. Azgaou Lahsen – Morocco

81. Arsenio Chadreque Maringule – Mozambique

82. Dos Reis Monte Negro Abelmiro – Sao Tome & Principe

83. Djibril Camara – Senegal

84. Nouha Bangoura – Senegal

85. Siwela Zakhele Thusi Granville – South Africa

CAF STAFF

89. Mamadou Haidara – CAF

90. Jean Claude Birumushahu – CAF

91. Diana Saberazana – CAF

92. Wael Elsebaie – CAF

93. Mohamed Zidan – CAF

 VAR TECHNICIAN

94. Alaa Nabil – Egypt

 COMMITTEE MEMBERS

95. Safari Olivier Kabene – DR Congo

96. Ali Tomusange – Uganda

97. Inacio Manuel Candido – Angola

98. Fatou Gaye – Senegal

99. Sinko Zeli – Côte d’Ivoire

100. Hadqa Yahya – Morocco

101. Rene Daniel Louzaya – Congo