Dahane Beida

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Dahane Beida
Uzbekistan vs. Spain, 2024 Summer Olympic men's association football, 2024-07-24 (473).jpg
Beida shows a yellow card during a match at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Full name Dahane Beida
Born (1991-12-31) 31 December 1991 (age 33) [1]
Mauritania
Domestic
YearsLeagueRole
??–present Super D1 Referee
International
YearsLeagueRole
2018–present FIFA Referee
2018–present CAF Referee

Dahane Beida (born 31 December 1991 [1] ) is a Mauritanian football referee who officiates in the Super D1 and who has been a FIFA-listed international referee since 2018.

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Biography

Born in Mauritania, Beida is considered a prominent referee in the CAF tournaments [1] [2] and has overseen notorious matches like the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations between the Ivory Coast and Nigeria, [3] as well as the second leg of the 2025 CAF Confederation Cup final between Simba S.C. and RS Berkane and other matches at the CAF Champions League. [2] [4] [5]

In 2019, Beida officiated in another final at a major CAF tournament, when he led the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations final match between Guinea and Cameroon at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [5] [6] At the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Beida refereed two group stage matches. [7] [8]

In 2020, Beida was selected as a support (fourth) referee for the men's tournament at the Tokyo Summer Olympics [2] and, in 2023, he was assigned as a video assistant referee at the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. [2]

In 2024, Beida was named again for another Olympic tournament, this time at the Paris Summer Olympics, where oversaw three matches: two of group-stage (Uzbekistan v. Spain and Argentina v. Ukraine), as well as a quarter-final game between Japan and Spain. [9] [10] [11]

Beida has also been a prominent referee at club-level tournaments, being selected for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States, where he led two group-stage games, including a Real Madrid victory over the Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg. [1] [12]

He is also a referee in the CAF qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and oversaw games during the qualification for the 2022 edition in Qatar. [13]

Selected record

2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DateMatchVenueRound
14 January 2024Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2–2 Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Group stage
27 January 2024Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 3–0 Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Stade de la Paix Round of 16
11 February 2024Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara Stadium Final
2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
DateMatchVenueRound
24 July 2024Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1–2 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Parc des Princes Group stage
30 July 2024Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0–2 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Parc Olympique Lyonnais Group stage
2 August 2024Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0–3 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Parc Olympique Lyonnais Quarter-finals

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dahane Beida, un árbitro mauritano para el Real Madrid" [Dahane Beida, a Mauritanian referee for Real Madrid]. Cadena COPE (in Spanish). Agency EFE. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cerutti, Sebastián (12 July 2025). "¿Quién es Dahane Beida, árbitro del Mundial de Clubes FIFA 2025?" [Who is Dahane Beida, the referee for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup?]. DAZN (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  3. Lifted, Opalim (12 February 2024). "Ndidi, others knock AFCON final referee Dahane Beida". The Chronicle Nigeria. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  4. "Simba SC 1 F Agr. 1-3 RSB RSB Berkane". ESPN Argentina. ESPN. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  5. 1 2 Ismail, Ali (4 September 2019). "Mauritanian referee to officiate Zamalek's CAF Champions League clash". KingFut. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  6. Yamus, Diego Martín (2019). "Sin hacer goles, Camerún campeón africano Sub 17" [Cameroon becomes African Under-17 champion without scoring a goal]. Tribunero.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  7. Felahi, Yousra (17 January 2022). "CAN 2021: Mauritanian referee to lead Morocco's game against Gabon". HESPRESS. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  8. "Malawi v. Zimbabwe". Stats Players. 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  9. "PREVIEW | Japan stand in Spain's way for a shot at Olympic medals". RFE. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  10. "Argentina Sub 23 vs. Ucrania: resumen, goles y resultado del partido de los Juegos Olímpicos 2024" [Argentina U23 vs. Ukraine: Highlights, goals, and results from the 2024 Olympic Games match]. La Nación (in Spanish). 30 July 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  11. González, Carlos (24 July 2024). "Resumen y goles del Uzbekistán 1 - 2 España: fútbol de los Juegos Olímpicos" [Uzbekistan 1-2 Spain highlights and goals: Olympic football]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  12. "Dahane Beida to referee Salzburg v Real Madrid". BeSoccer. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  13. "2026 World Cup qualifying: Senegal, Tunisia pick up wins". ESPN. Reuters. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2025.