The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has revealed the list of match officials who will be in charge of games at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).

A total of 46 people have been chosen to serve as referees, assistant referees, and video assistant referees (VAR) during the tournament.

This is the highest number of officials ever selected in the history of the tournament, which is held every two years.

In comparison, the 2022 edition of WAFCON had only 40 match officials.

From Nigeria, only one referee made the list—Yemisi Eunice Akintoye.

Akintoye is a centre referee who has worked in various African competitions such as the CAF Women’s Champions League, the WAFU B Women’s Champions League, and the WAFU B U-20 tournament.

WAFCON 2024 will take place in Morocco and is scheduled to run from Saturday, July 5 to Saturday, July 26, 2025.

Nigeria’s women’s national football team, the Super Falcons, will be among the 12 teams competing in the tournament.

The Super Falcons, coached by Justine Madugu, are placed in Group B along with Tunisia, Botswana, and Algeria.