Mutaz Ibrahim

Mutaz Ibrahim
Full name Mutaz Ibrahim
Born (1990-03-07) 7 March 1990[1]
Libya
Domestic
Years League Role
??–present Libyan Premier League Referee
International
Years League Role
2019–present FIFA Referee
??–present CAF Referee

Mutaz Ibrahim[2] (born 7 March 1990[1]) is a Libyan football referee, who has been a FIFA-listed international referee since 2019.[2]

Career

At club level, Ibrahim oversaw the 2023 CAF Champions League final first leg between Al Ahly SC (Egypt) and Wydad AC (Morocco) in Cairo.[3] Ibrahim refereed the 2024 CAF Super Cup in September 2024, at the Kingdom Arena, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[4] The game was played between Egyptian teams Al Ahly SC and Zamalek SC, with a Zamalek victory on penalties.[5]

In national team competitions, Ibrahim was selected as Libya's representative for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia, where he refereed two group-stage matches: Group E's France v. South Korea,[6] and the Group F's victory of Venezuela over New Zealand.[7]

The next year, Ibrahim was chosen for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast, where he oversaw four matches: two group-stage ones,[8] one round-of-16 match (Mali v. Burkina Faso),[9] and a semifinal between the locals and DR Congo.[10][11] In 2023, Ibrahim led matches at the African Nations Championship in Algeria.[12]

Other international tournaments for Ibrahim were the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Mauritania[13] and games of the CAF qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[14]

In 2024, Ibrahim was chosen as CAF Men's Referee of the Year.[15]

Among his most recent tournaments was the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States, serving as a reserve referee.[16][17] He served as VAR official at the Group C match between Bayern Munich and Auckland City FC (which ended 10–0 for the Germans),[18] and at the Group H game between Mexican team Pachuca and Austrians Red Bull Salzburg, ended in a victory 2–1 for the Europeans.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b Ortega Flores, Jonathan (12 July 2025). "¿Quién es Mutaz Ibrahim, árbitro libanés del Mundial de Clubes FIFA 2025?". DAZN (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Member Associations | Libyan Football Federation". Inside FIFA. 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Libyan Referee to Officiate CAF Champions League Final". Libya Review. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  4. ^ Ehab, Yassin (24 September 2024). "Zamalek express concern over CAF Super Cup referee". KingFut. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Zamalek v Al Ahly: Heartbreak for Palestine's Abou Ali in CAF Super Cup". The National. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Francia derrotó en casa 1-0 a Rep. de Corea". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 15 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Venezuela le pasó por encima a Nueva Zelanda con doblete de Leenhan Romero". Infobae (in Spanish). 11 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Libyan referee Mutaz Ibrahim appointed to officiate Ghana's clash against Mozambique on Monday". The Ghana Report. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  9. ^ Stevens, Rob (30 January 2024). "Afcon 2023: Mali 2-1 Burkina Faso - Sinayoko sends Eagles into quarter-finals". BBC Sports. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  10. ^ Touré, Moumar (8 February 2024). ""A thief" … Congolese fans attack the referee of the semi-final!". Afrique Sports. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Ivory Coast beat DR Congo to set up revenge final wit Nigeria". BBC News (in Nigerian Pidgin). 7 February 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  12. ^ "CHAN 2022: Libyan referee Mutaz Ibrahim to handle Ghana clash with Madagascar". Ghana Soccer Net. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  13. ^ Yah Kwafo, Eric Nana (17 February 2021). "U-20 AFCON: Mauritania referee Abdelaziz appointed to handle Ghana's clash against Morocco". ModernGhana. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  14. ^ "2025 Eliminatorias de África, Fase de grupos". ESPN (in Spanish). 6 June 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Lookman, Banda and Williams are big winners at 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco". CAF News. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  16. ^ Buckingham, Philip (3 June 2025). "Club World Cup and referees: Explaining the new goalkeeping rule, 'Ref Cam' and advanced VAR". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  17. ^ "12 African referees picked for Club World Cup". APA News. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  18. ^ "Goleada masiva del Bayern Múnich al Auckland City, en el grupo de Boca por el Mundial de Clubes". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  19. ^ "Pachuca Pachuca 1-2 Red Bull Salzburg". BBC Sports. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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