FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – CAF Matchday 9
The matches will take place on Wednesday 8 October 2025. The list features referees, assistants, a fourth official, VAR, AVARs, and a Referee Observer.
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Wednesday 8 October 2025
Sierra Leone – Burkina Faso
Referee: Jean Ndala COD.
Assistant Referee 1: Guylain Ngila COD.
Assistant Referee 2: Nabina Sebutu COD.
Fourth Official: Masangune Mwamba COD.
Ethiopia – Guinea Bissau
Referee: Jelly Chavani RSA.
Assistant Referee 1: Elphas Sitole RSA.
Assistant Referee 2: Cledwin Baloyi RSA.
Fourth Official: Eugene Mdluli RSA.
Mauritius – Cameroon
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku ETH.
Assistant Referee 1: Fasika Yehualashet ETH.
Assistant Referee 2: Lidya Tafesse ETH.
Fourth Official: Belay Tadesse ETH.
Eswatini – Angola
Referee: Dickens Nyagrowa KEN.
Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Yiembe KEN.
Assistant Referee 2: Samuel Kuria KEN.
Fourth Official: Peter Waweru KEN.
Libya – Cabo Verde
Referee: Mahmood Ismail SDN.
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed Ibrahim SDN.
Assistant Referee 2: Omer Ahmed SDN.
Fourth Official: Abd Yasir SDN.
Djibouti – Egypt
Referee: Patrice Mebiame GAB.
Assistant Referee 1: Abelmiro Dos Reis STP.
Assistant Referee 2: Urbain Ndong GAB.
Fourth Official: Auladyo Dos Santos STP.
Central African Republic – Ghana
Referee: Patrice Milazare MRI.
Assistant Referee 1: Cauvelet Fabien MRI.
Assistant Referee 2: Padayachy Shaji MRI.
Fourth Official: Noris Arissol SEY.
Comoros – Madagascar
Referee: Samir Guezzaz MA.
Assistant Referee 1: Hamza Nassiri MAR.
Assistant Referee 2: Zakaria Brinsi MAR.
Fourth Official: Mustapha Kechaf MAR.
Tanzania – Zambia
Referee: Ibrahim Traore CIV.
Assistant Referee 1: Nouha Ouattara CIV.
Assistant Referee 2: Kalilou Bamba CIV.
Fourth Official: Kouassi Biro CIV.
Niger – Congo
Referee: Boubou Traore MLI.
Assistant Referee 1: Modibo Samake MLI.
Assistant Referee 2: Souleymane Traore MLI.
Fourth Official: Ousmane Diakate MLI.