The Confederation of African Football (CAF) revealed, Saturday, the list of referees who will officiate the matches of the 23rd edition of the African Cup of Nations (CAN) under 20 years, to be held from February 19 to March 11 in Egypt, including four Moroccans.
The tournament will see the participation of Jalal Jayed and Bouchra Karboubi as main referees, in addition to Fatiha Jermoumi and Soukaina Hamdi, as assistant referees, said CAF in a statement.
It also noted that 16 main referees, 18 assistant referees and six video assistant referees (VAR) from 30 countries, have been selected to lead the CAN-U20 TotalEnergies.
“CAF’s referees department has also integrated referees selected for FIFA world events, to use the competition as a preparatory stage before their missions,” she said.
“We are fully committed to changing the image of refereeing on the continent and, to do this, we rely on the youth. In this group, we have the future of Africa,” said the head of CAF’s refereeing department, Désiré Noumandiez Doué.
The tournament, which qualifies for the World Cup U20 scheduled in Indonesia from May 20 to June 11, will know the participation of 12 teams. The matches of this competition will be held in three cities, namely Cairo, Ismailia and Alexandria.
The participating teams have been divided into three groups, the first includes Egypt, Mozambique, Senegal and Nigeria, the second is composed of Uganda, Central Africa, South Sudan and Congo, while the third includes Gambia, Tunisia, Benin and Zambia.
The opening match is scheduled for Sunday between Egypt and Mozambique at Cairo International Stadium.
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