The Confederation of Africa Football, CAF, has approved the use of a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in all 52 matches of the rescheduled 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon, which begins on Sunday, January 9.
VAR was only utilized for the quarterfinals of the 2019 competition, which was held in Egypt.
However, CAF announced that, due to advancements in VAR technology and staff across the continent, VAR would be used in all 52 matches this time.
A list of 63 top match officials, including women, top referees Salima Mukasanga (Rwanda), Carine Atemzabong (Cameroon), Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco) and Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco) will officiate the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 matches.
The list consists of 24 referees, 31 assistant referees and eight video assistant referees from 36 countries.
The roster includes two referees from the CONCACAF as part of CAF’s inter-confederation skills exchange program.
The host country, Cameroon, will play Burkina Faso at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde, as AFCON begins on Sunday, 9th of January 2022.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Super Eagles, which play the Pharaohs of Egypt on January 11, are already in Cameroon.
Other teams in Group D that the Super Eagles also have to face are Sudan and Guinea-Bissau.
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