The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Moroccan Jalal Jayed as the referee for Nigeria’s third-place playoff against Egypt in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). 

The Moroccan will be assisted by his compatriots Zakaria Brinsi and Akarkad Mostafa while the assistant referee 3, according to CAF, is Hassani Khalil from Tunisia while the 4th official is Peter Kamaku from Kenya.

Algeria’s Lahlou Benbraham will be the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) and will be assisted by Haythem Guirat from Tunisia and Hamza El Fariq (Morocco).

The referee assessor is Sinko Zelli of Cote d’Ivoire.