![]() Beida shows a yellow card during a match at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |||
Full name | Dahane Beida | ||
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Born | [1] Mauritania | 31 December 1991 ||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
??–present | Super D1 | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
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.
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]
2023 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
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Date | Match | Venue | Round |
14 January 2024 | ![]() ![]() | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium | Group stage |
27 January 2024 | ![]() ![]() | Stade de la Paix | Round of 16 |
11 February 2024 | ![]() ![]() | Alassane Ouattara Stadium | Final |
2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament | |||
Date | Match | Venue | Round |
24 July 2024 | ![]() ![]() | Parc des Princes | Group stage |
30 July 2024 | ![]() ![]() | Parc Olympique Lyonnais | Group stage |
2 August 2024 | ![]() ![]() | Parc Olympique Lyonnais | Quarter-finals |