Maguette Ndiaye AFCON

CAF has revealed the match officials for the four quarter-finals at the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Photo: Karim JAAFAR / AFP.

Maguette Ndiaye is going to AFCON – and the 2022 Soccer World Cup!

Senegal referee Maguette Ndiaye is set to officiate at next year’s AFCON finals in Cameroon – as well as the 2022 Soccer World Cup in Qatar!

Maguette Ndiaye AFCON

CAF has revealed the match officials for the four quarter-finals at the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Photo: Karim JAAFAR / AFP.

Controversial Senegal referee Maguette Ndiaye remains on track to officiate at next year’s AFCON finals in Cameroon – as well as the 2022 Soccer World Cup in Qatar!

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Ndiaye came up fire from SAFA for his handling of Bafana Bafana’s final 2022 World Cup qualifier against Ghana last month.

Bafana Bafana needed to avoid defeat to progress to the next round of qualifying, but lost 1-0 to the Black Stars thanks to a controversial penalty awarded by Ndiaye to the home side.

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SAFA promptly lodged an official complaint, but world governing body FIFA laughed off the objection in a one-paragraph response.

Maguette Ndiaye is the No 1 referee in Senegal

SAFA has indicated it will challenge the verdict, but in all honesty that would be a waste of time – and money.

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“In Senegal there has never been any complaints about Ndiaye because he is the number one referee. He handles all the big games locally,” said respected Senegalese journalist Salif Diallo.

“Even when SAFA put in the appeal to FIFA it was never a big issue here in Senegal. When FIFA issued the statement about SAFA’s appeal has been dismissed the refereeing department here in Senegal used that statement to clear their official. I spoke to the referee head, and he pointed at the FIFA statement to highlight that this matter has been put to rest.

“We now expect Ndiaye at the AFCON as well as the World Cup next year since he is the number one referee here in Senegal amongst many top referees. You must understand that here in Senegal we have a lot of referees and for you to be ranked as a top referee means you are doing a lot of good.

“With regards to handling games in our league he mostly officiates games around Dakar since the following day he must be at school since he is a teacher,” added Diallo.

Maguette Ndiaye is among the six-candidate referees from Africa for next year’s World Cup and regularly officiates CAF competitions and even oversaw last year’s CAF Super Cup.

Not a lot is known about Ndiaye apart from the fact that he was born on 1 September 1986, making him 35-years-old, and he is the son of former international referee Pape Moussa Ndiaye.