After the 2025 AFCON, CAF entrusts another final to the controversial Jean-Jacques Ndala

Author: afrik-foot.comPublished on: May 3, 2026Country: Morocco

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After the 2025 AFCON, CAF entrusts another final to the controversial Jean-Jacques Ndala

Referee Jean-Jacques Ndala, controversial for his handling of the 2025 AFCON final, has been appointed to officiate the CAF Champions League final between AS FAR and Mamelodi Sundowns on May 17 in Pretoria. Despite criticism and his exclusion by FIFA for the 2026 World Cup, CAF continues to trust him. Morocco, which was declared the winner on forfeit after the AFCON final, expresses doubts about his ability to handle this major event.

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