Africa Sport News
Oct 19, 2026ENعFR

Haythem Trabelsi will be the referee for the match between Egypt and Morocco in the North African qualifiers.

The Referees Committee of the North African Football Union has announced the officiating team for the match between Egypt and Morocco in the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The committee has appointed Tunisian referee Haythem Trabelsi to officiate the match, assisted by Ahmed Dwayoui as the first assistant and Wael Hanachi as the second assistant, while Libyan referee Abdelbasset Al-Shahoub will serve as the fourth official, with Libyan Issam Al-Jahawi monitoring the referees.

Match Time for Egypt vs Morocco

The match is scheduled to kick off at 8 PM today, Saturday, at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium.

In a related context, the committee has selected former international referee Samir Mahmoud Othman to oversee the officials for the match between Tunisia and Libya, which will be officiated by Algerian referee Mohamed Rafiq Ouina.

Egypt Tops North African Qualifiers

The Egyptian national team leads the qualifiers table with six points from two matches, achieving a perfect record so far thanks to their deserved victory in the first round against Libya with a score of 2-0, followed by a valuable win in the third round against Tunisia with a score of 2-1.

On the other hand, the Moroccan national team is in second place with four points from two matches, tied on points with the Algerian team, which has played three matches, while Tunisia sits in fourth place with two points, and Libya is at the bottom of the table with no points.

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