Nigeria’s referees have once again been left out as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) released the official list of match officials invited for the AFCON 2025 preparatory training camp in Egypt.
CAF unveiled the list yesterday, naming 33 referees, 36 assistant referees, and 11 video assistant referees (VARs) for the intensive program scheduled to hold in Cairo this December.
Conspicuously, no Nigerian referee or assistant referee made the cut, a development that has raised eyebrows among football stakeholders given the country’s long-standing record of producing reputable match officials for continental and international assignments.
The training camp serves as part of CAF’s preparations to ensure top officiating standards ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
