| Full name | Mutaz Ibrahim | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 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]
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]