Referee Peter Kamaku (second right) lead his team in Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards during FKF Premier League match at the Nyayo National stadium on April 21, 2024. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
Four Kenyan referees selected for AFCON 2025 in Morocco
Football
By
Robert Abong'o
| Oct 23, 2025
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.
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REFEREES
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Ghorbal Mustapha – Algeria
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Gamouh Youcef – Algeria
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Djindo Louis Houngnandande – Benin
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Ndabihawenimana Pacifique – Burundi
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Mefire Abdou Abdoul – Cameroon
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Alhadji Allaou Mahamat – Chad
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Messie Jessie Oved N. Mvoutou – Congo
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Traore Ibrahim Kalilou – Côte d’Ivoire
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Kpan Clement Franklin – Côte d’Ivoire
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Ndala Ngambo Jean-Jacques – DR Congo
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Mohamed Mansour Maarouf – Egypt
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Amin Mohamed Omar – Egypt
- Ahmed Nagy Mosa Mahmoud – Egypt
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Atcho Pierre Ghislain – Gabon
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Mebiame Patrice Tanguy – Gabon
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Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea – Ghana
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Kamaku Peter Waweru – Kenya
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Ibrahim Mutaz A. Ibrahim – Libya
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Traore Boubou – Mali
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Abdel Aziz Bouh – Mauritania
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Dahane Beida – Mauritania
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Heerallal Ahmed Imtehaz – Mauritius
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Milazar Patrice – Mauritius
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Jalal Jayed – Morocco
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Kech Chaf Mustapha (New) – Morocco
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Uwikunda Samuel – Rwanda
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Sy Issa – Senegal
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Adalbert Diouf – Senegal
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Omar Abdulkadir Artan – Somalia
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Abongile Tom – South Africa
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Jelly Chavani – South Africa
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Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail – Sudan
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Mehrez Melki – Tunisia
VIDEO MATCH OFFICIALS (VMOs)
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Lahlou Benbraham – Algeria
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Mahmoud Ashour – Egypt
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Hossam Azab Hagag – Egypt
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Mimisa Dickens – Kenya
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Ahmed Abdulrazg – Libya
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Babacar Sarr – Mauritania
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Hamza El Fariq – Morocco
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Sadou Ali Brahamou – Niger
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Abdalaziz Yasir – Sudan
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Haythem Guirat – Tunisia
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Chimene Brighton – Zimbabwe
INSTRUCTORS
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An Yan Lim Kee Chong – Mauritius
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Felix Tangawarima – Zimbabwe
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Janny Sikawe – Zambia
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Tamer Dorry – Egypt
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Raphael Evehe Divine – Cameroon
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Bento Navesse – Mozambique
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Boubaker Hannachi – Tunisia
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Mustapha Amghar – Morocco
ASSISTANT REFEREES
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Abbes Akram Zerhouni – Algeria
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Mokrane Gourari – Algeria
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Adel Abane – Algeria
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Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos – Angola
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Lopes Ivanildo Meirelles de O Sanches – Angola
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Ayimavo Aymar Ulrich Eric – Benin
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Sanou Habib Judicael – Burkina Faso
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Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue – Cameroon
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Amaldine Soulaimane – Comoros
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Styven Danek Moutsassi – Congo
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Malondi Chany Yanes – Congo
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Ngoh Herman Desire – Côte d’Ivoire
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Ettien Eba Medard (New) – Côte d’Ivoire
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Liban Abdoulrazack Ahmed – Djibouti
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Nguila Guylain – DR Congo
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Mbilizi Mwanya Gradel (New) – DR Congo
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Ahmed Hossameldin Taha I. – Egypt
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Mahmoud Ahmed K. Abouelregal – Egypt
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Ditsoga Boris Marlaise – Gabon
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Amos B Abeigne Ndong (New) – Gabon
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Gilbert Cheruiyot Kipkoech – Kenya
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Yiembe Stephen Eleazar Onyango – Kenya
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Souru Phatsoane – Lesotho
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Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo – Madagascar
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Modibo Samake – Mali
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Zakaria Brinsi – Morocco
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Akarkad Mostafa – Morocco
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Azgaou Lahsen – Morocco
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Arsenio Chadreque Maringule – Mozambique
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Dos Reis Monte Negro Abelmiro – Sao Tome & Principe
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Djibril Camara – Senegal
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Nouha Bangoura – Senegal
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Siwela Zakhele Thusi Granville – South Africa
CAF STAFF
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Mamadou Haidara – CAF
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Jean Claude Birumushahu – CAF
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Diana Saberazana – CAF
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Wael Elsebaie – CAF
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Mohamed Zidan – CAF
VAR TECHNICIAN
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Alaa Nabil – Egypt
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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Safari Olivier Kabene – DR Congo
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Ali Tomusange – Uganda
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Inacio Manuel Candido – Angola
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Fatou Gaye – Senegal
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Sinko Zeli – Côte d’Ivoire
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Hadqa Yahya – Morocco
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Rene Daniel Louzaya – Congo
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