The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) unveiled, Wednesday January 1, 2025, the list of Moroccan referees recognized by the governing body of world football as internationals. This list includes 25 referees, with two new entrants, namely, Mohamed Abouqal as futsal referee and Mohamed El Baroudi, as head referee. The latter reports to Redouane Jiyed, retired, and who has headed the National Arbitration Directorate within the FRMF since July 2024.
With 7 main referees, 10 assistants, 6 VAR referees, 4 futsal referees and 2 beach soccer referees, Morocco is seeing its contingent of international referees grow. Paradoxically, men and women in black are criticized from all sides in Botola.
Main referees (year of transition to international status)
- El Baroudi Mohamed (2025)
- The Grini Zakia (2022)
- Harmasse Spring (2024)
- Kech Chaf Mustapha (2021)
- Sabry Karim (2018)
- Sadir Sabah (2020)
- Temsamani Hicham (2024)
Assistant referees
- Abertoune Abdessamad (2021)
- Ait Abbou Hicham (2014)
- Akarkad Mostafa (2018)
- Azgaou Lahsen (2017)
- Bouchtoui Zakaria (2024)
- Ennouajeli Ihssane (2019)
- Hamdi Soukaina (2019)
- Jermoumi Fatiha (2016)
- Khadiri Karima (2015)
- Naciri Hamza (2019)
Video referees (VAR)
- El Fariq Hamza (2023)
- Guezzaz Samir (2016)
- Jayed Jalal (2019)
- Karboubi Bouchra (2016)
- Brinsi Zakaria (2019)
- Bouslim Yassine (2024)
Futsal referees
- Abouqal Mohamed (2025)
- El Haoud Said (2015)
- Hnich Khalid (2015)
- Rguig Mustapha (2016)
Beach soccer referees
- Lamghaidar Driss (2013)
- Tiguili Omar (2024)
Par Chadi Ben Hassan
01/01/2025 at 10:51 p.m.
