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Africa Cup of Nations

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international
33
Matches
1
Officials
33
Seasons
2025
Latest Season

Officiating insights

From recorded scores and the community incident layer. (Official card/foul stats aren’t in the dataset yet.)

2.09
goals / match
0
incidents logged
0
VAR-reviewed

Role distribution across all appointments

Referee1

Home stadiums

Every stadium that has hosted Africa Cup of Nations matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.

Most-appointed referee
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ Victor Gomes
1
as referee

Match Officials(1 officials Β· 33 matches)

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Venues(27)

Stadiums used in Africa Cup of Nations.

Cairo International Stadium
πŸ“ Cairo, Egypt
3 match(es)
β†’
Accra Sports Stadium
πŸ“ Accra, Ghana
2 match(es)
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FNB Stadium
πŸ“ Johannesburg, South Africa
2 match(es)
β†’
Haile Selassie Stadium
πŸ“ Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2 match(es)
β†’
Municipal Stadium (Khartoum)
πŸ“ Khartoum, Sudan
2 match(es)
β†’
7 November Stadium
πŸ“ RadΓ¨s, Tunisia
1 match(es)
β†’
Alassane Ouattara Stadium
πŸ“ Abidjan, Ivory Coast
1 match(es)
β†’
Chedly Zouiten Stadium
πŸ“ Tunis, Tunisia
1 match(es)
β†’
El Menzah Stadium
πŸ“ Tunis, Tunisia
1 match(es)
β†’
Estadio de Bata
πŸ“ Bata, Equatorial Guinea
1 match(es)
β†’
EstΓ‘dio 11 de Novembro
πŸ“ Luanda, Angola
1 match(es)
β†’
FΓ©lix HouphouΓ«t-Boigny Stadium
πŸ“ Abidjan, Ivory Coast
1 match(es)
β†’
June 11 Stadium
πŸ“ Tripoli, Libya
1 match(es)
β†’
Nasser Stadium
πŸ“ Cairo, Egypt
1 match(es)
β†’
National Stadium (Lagos)
πŸ“ Lagos, Nigeria
1 match(es)
β†’
Ohene Djan Stadium
πŸ“ Accra, Ghana
1 match(es)
β†’
Olembe Stadium
πŸ“ YaoundΓ©, Cameroon
1 match(es)
β†’
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
πŸ“ Rabat, Morocco
1 match(es)
β†’
Stade Mohammed V
πŸ“ Casablanca, Morocco
1 match(es)
β†’
Stade Omnisports
πŸ“ YaoundΓ©, Cameroon
1 match(es)
β†’
Stade d'AngondjΓ©
πŸ“ Libreville, Gabon
1 match(es)
β†’
Stade de l'AmitiΓ© (Dakar)
πŸ“ Dakar, Senegal
1 match(es)
β†’
Stade de l'AmitiΓ© (Libreville)
πŸ“ Libreville, Gabon
1 match(es)
β†’
Stade du 26 Mars
πŸ“ Bamako, Mali
1 match(es)
β†’
Stade du 4 AoΓ»t
πŸ“ Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
1 match(es)
β†’
Stade du 5 Juillet 1962
πŸ“ Algiers, Algeria
1 match(es)
β†’
Surulere Stadium
πŸ“ Lagos, Nigeria
1 match(es)
β†’

Season-by-Season

SeasonMatchesOfficialsReferees
2025100
2023100
2021111
2019100
2017100
2015100
2013100
2012100
2010100
2008100
2006100
2004100
2002100
2000100
1998100
1996100
1994100
1992100
1990100
1988100
1986100
1984100
1982100
1980100
1978100
1974100
1972100
1970100
1968100
1965100
1963100
1962100
1957100

Matches by Country

Egypt4
Ghana3
Tunisia3
South Africa2
Ethiopia2
Sudan2
Ivory Coast2
Nigeria2

Stadium host countries (all-time)

Referees by Nationality

πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦
RSA1

Referee appointments (top 1 officials)

Africa Cup of Nations referees β€” FAQ

How many Africa Cup of Nations matches and referees are tracked?

Referee.Observer tracks 33 Africa Cup of Nations matches across 33 season(s), with 1 match officials and stadiums in 18 countries.

Which referee has the most Africa Cup of Nations appointments?

Victor Gomes (RSA) has the most Africa Cup of Nations refereeing appointments in our data, with 1 matches as referee.

Which nationalities referee Africa Cup of Nations the most?

By appointment volume, the most-represented referee nationalities in Africa Cup of Nations are RSA (1).

Where is Africa Cup of Nations played?

Africa Cup of Nations matches have been played at 27 stadiums, most often in Egypt. See the home-stadiums map for the full geographic spread, filterable by season.

How are Africa Cup of Nations referees appointed?

Africa Cup of Nations match officials β€” referee, assistant referees, fourth official, VAR and observers β€” are appointed by the competition's refereeing body before each round. Every published appointment is recorded here per season.