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FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – CAF (Round 1, Matchday 1)

15-18 November 2023

South Africa – Benin
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (SDN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Ibrahim Abdallah (SDN)
Assistant Referee 2: Elmoiz Ahmed (SDN)
Fourth Official: Alamin Mohamed (SDN)

Ethiopia – Sierra Leone
Referee: Celso Alvaçao (MOZ)
Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Dos Santos (ANG)
Assistant Referee 2: Ivanildo Lopes (ANG)
Fourth Official: Simoes Guambe (MOZ)

Egypt – Djibouti
Referee: Jelly Chavani (RSA)
Assistant Referee 1: Kgara Mokoena (RSA)
Assistant Referee 2: Elphas Sitole (RSA)
Fourth Official: Masixole Bambiso (RSA)

Burkina Faso – Guinea Bissau
Referee: Alhadj Mahamat (CHA)
Assistant Referee 1: Bogola Issa (CHA)
Assistant Referee 2: Moussa Hafiz (CHA)
Fourth Official: Alfred Pousri (CHA)

Congo DR – Mauritania
Referee: Muhammad El Mabrouk (LYB)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed Faraj (LYB)
Assistant Referee 2: Munji Al Ayat (LYB)
Fourth Official: Mohamed Agha (LYB)

Sudan – Togo
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (MAD)
Assistant Referee 1: Lionel Andrianantenaina (MAD)
Assistant Referee 2: Augustin Herinirina (MAD)
Fourth Official: Ibrahim Tsimanohitsy (MAD)

Senegal – South Sudan
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (LES)
Assistant Referee 1: Lesupi Puputla (LES)
Assistant Referee 2: Mapoho Mapoho (LES)
Fourth Official: Lebalang Mokete (LES)

Rwanda – Zimbabwe
Referee: Mohamed Moussa (NIG)
Assistant Referee 1: Abdoul Saley (NIG)
Assistant Referee 2: Abdoul Yacouba (NIG)
Fourth Official: Moussa Alou (NIG)

Nigeria – Lesotho
Referee: Mehrez Melki (TUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Faouzi Djeridi (TUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Mohamed Bakir (TUN)
Fourth Official: Yosri Bouali (TUN)

Cape Verde – Angola
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (ALG)
Assistant Referee 1: El Hamlaoui Brahim (ALG)
Assistant Referee 2: Adel Abane (ALG)
Fourth Official: Houssam Benyahia (ALG)

Eswatini – Libya
Referee: Omar Artan (SOM)
Assistant Referee 1: Sulayman Cabdi (SOM)
Assistant Referee 2: Cali Mahad (SOM)
Fourth Official: Ahmed Hussein (SOM)

Cameroon – Mauritius
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (TAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Frank Komba (TAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Kassim Mpanga (TAN)
Fourth Official: Ramadhani Kayoko (TAN)

Zambia – Congo
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (EGY)
Assistant Referee 1: Youssef El Bosaty (EGY)
Assistant Referee 2: Mohamed Abouzid (EGY)
Fourth Official: Mahmoud Nagy (EGY)

Niger – Tanzania
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (ALG)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Serradj (ALG)
Assistant Referee 2: Hamza Bouzit (ALG)
Fourth Official: Abdelmoumen Touabti (ALG)

Burundi – Gambia
Referee: Louis Houngnandande (BEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Eric Ayimavo (BEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Augustin Kougbemede (BEN)
Fourth Official: Tanislas Ahomlanto (BEN)

Gabon – Kenya
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (EGY)
Assistant Referee 1: Samir Saad (EGY)
Assistant Referee 2: Hany Abd El-Fattah (EGY)
Fourth Official: Mohamed Adel (EGY)

Côte d'Ivoire – Seychelles
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (SEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara (SEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Amadou Ngom (SEN)
Fourth Official: El Hadji Sy (SEN)

Botswana – Mozambique
Referee: Peter Waweru (KEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Gilbert Cheruiyot (KEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Stephen Eleazar (KEN)
Fourth Official: Dickens Mimisa (KEN)

Algeria – Somalia
Referee: (MLI) Boubou Traore (MLI)
Assistant Referee 1: Modibo Samake (MLI)
Assistant Referee 2: Baba Yomboliba (MLI)
Fourth Official: Mahamadou Keita (MLI)

Guinea – Uganda
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (COD)
Assistant Referee 1: Danek Moutsassi (COD)
Assistant Referee 2: Chany Malondi (COD)
Fourth Official: Fitial Charel Kokolo (COD)

Equatorial Guinea – Namibia
Referee: Chelangat Sabilla (UGA)
Assistant Referee 1: Ronald Katenya (UGA)
Assistant Referee 2: Isa Masembe (UGA)
Fourth Official: William Oloya (UGA)

Liberia – Malawi
Referee: Antoine Essouma (CMR)
Assistant Referee 1: Elvis Noupue (CMR)
Assistant Referee 2: Rodrigue Mpele (CMR)
Fourth Official: Franck Bito (CMR)

Tunisia – Sao Tome & Principe
Referee: Joseph Ogabor (NGA)
Assistant Referee 1: Samuel Pwadutakam (NGA)
Assistant Referee 2: Igho Hope (NGA)
Fourth Official: Bashir Salisu (NGA)

Ghana – Madagascar
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (MAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Zakaria Brinssi (MAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Hamza Nassiri (MAR)
Fourth Official: Noureddine El Jaafari (MAR)

Comoros – Central African Republic
Referee: Kalilou Traore (CIV)
Assistant Referee 1: Adou N'Goh (CIV)
Assistant Referee 2: Nouho Ouattara (CIV)
Fourth Official: Tuonifere Soro (CIV)

Mali – Chad
Referee: Imtehaz Heeralall (MRI)
Assistant Referee 1: Jeff Pithia (MRI)
Assistant Referee 2: Aswet Teeluck (MRI)
Fourth Official: Ganesh Chutooree (MRI)