{"id":63302,"date":"2025-12-26T20:47:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T20:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/afcon-2025-youngest-referee-mefire-abdou-to-officiate"},"modified":"2025-12-26T21:25:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T21:25:03","slug":"afcon-2025-youngest-referee-mefire-abdou-to-officiate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/afcon-2025-youngest-referee-mefire-abdou-to-officiate","title":{"rendered":"Afcon 2025: Youngest Referee Mefire Abdou to Officiate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong> <\/span>The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Cameroonian referee Mefire Abdou Abdoul to take charge of the highly anticipated Matchday 2 Group Stage encounter between Morocco and Mali, scheduled for tomorrow in Rabat.<\/p>\n<p>At just 29 years old, Abdoul becomes the youngest referee at this year\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations, a remarkable milestone that underlines CAF\u2019s growing confidence in the next generation of African match officials. His appointment comes in what is expected to be a high-intensity fixture, with both sides battling for crucial points and momentum in the group.<\/p>\n<p>Abdoul is no stranger to major occasions. He previously officiated the CHAN final between Morocco and Madagascar, delivering a composed performance on one of the continent\u2019s biggest stages. That experience has clearly strengthened his reputation as a referee capable of handling pressure-packed matches.<\/p>\n<p>With Rabat set for a charged atmosphere and significant stakes on the line, Abdoul faces a big night and an even bigger responsibility\u2014another test for a rising official trusted to uphold standards on African football\u2019s grandest platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Mauritius<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Cameroonian referee Mefire Abdou Abdoul to take charge of the highly anticipated Matchday 2 Group Stage encounter between Morocco and Mali, scheduled for tomorrow in Rabat. At just 29 years old, Abdoul becomes the youngest referee at this year\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations, a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":63301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[241],"class_list":["post-63302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-mauritius"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Afcon 2025: Youngest Referee Mefire Abdou to Officiate - Mauritius<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press - Mauritius. 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