Kenyan Referee Set to Officiate AFCON 2025 Final as Morocco Clash With Senegal
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Kenyan referees have given a good account of themselves at the Africa Cup of Nations, which ends on Sunday night when hosts Morocco face Senegal in the final, and one of them will be involved in the big match.
Morocco will be looking to win their second AFCON title, 50 years after winning their first crown in 1976, and there is extra pressure given they are the hosts, while Senegal are looking to reclaim it, after lifting the crown in 2021.
It is a high stakes match that will need the referees to be spot on and among the nine match officials overseeing the final will be Kenya’s Stephen Yiembe.
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Yiembe, who has served as assistant in various group stage and knockout round matches, will now be on VAR duty during the final at the iconic Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah in Rabat.
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The match will be officiated by Congolese trio Jean Jacques Ngambo Ndala, (centre referee), Guylain Bongele Ngila (assistant), Gradel Mwanya Mbilizi (assistant) with Guinean Styven Moutsassasi Moyo as the fourth official.
South African Abongile Tom will lead the VAR crew that has Yiembe and also includes Pierre Atcho from Gabon and Leticcia Viana.
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Yiembe was among four Kenyan referees selected for AFCON 2025, there other ones being Peter Waeru Kamaku, Dickens Mimisa and Gilbert Cheruiyot.
He has worked on a number of top games at the tournament, including the group stage match between Angola and South Africa, as well as the game between Angola and Zimbabwe.
Yiembe was also one of the assistants as Cameroon beat South Africa in the Round of 16 and before gracing the semi-final game between Nigeria and Morocco, as one of the VAR officials.
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