There will be no Nigerian match officials at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations next month.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released an approved list for the tournament in Morocco.
The 73 officials are made up of 28 referees, 31 assistant referees and 14 video assistant referees (VAR).
The selections were drawn from across the continent, including Benin, Gabon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Mauritania and Senegal.
Notably, Nigeria a three-time African champion, is the only former AFCON-winning nation in West Africa without a named referee.
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AFCON 2025 will run from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026, the second consecutive edition to take place in the winter calendar.
All selected officials are expected to arrive in Morocco on 15 December for an intensive preparatory camp covering physical drills, technical sessions and theoretical assessments led by CAF’s Referees Department.
