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WAFCON 2026: CAF names Nigeria’s Akintoye among referees
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has named Nigerian referee Yemisi Akintoye among the match officials for the upcoming 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, DAILY POST reports.
Akintoye became a FIFA-badged referee in 2021.
The arbiter earned the appointment after successfully completing CAF medical, physical fitness and technical assessments ahead of the competition.
It’s the first time she will be officiating at Africa’s biggest women’s competition.
Morocco will host the WAFCON 2026 finals from Sunday, 26 July to Sunday, 16 August.
The Super Falcons of Nigeria are the defending champions of the competition.
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