WAFCON 2026: CAF names Nigeria’s Akintoye among referees

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Key context: <img width="1400" height="1400" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Akintoye.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Akintoye.jpg 1400w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Akintoye-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Akintoye-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Akintoye-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Akintoye-80x80.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /><p>The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has named Nigerian referee Yemisi Akintoye among the match officials for the upcoming 2026 Women&#8217;s Africa Cup of Nations, DAILY POST reports. Akintoye became a FIFA-badged referee in 2021. The arbiter earned the appointment after successfully completing CAF medical, physical fitness and technical assessments ahead of the competition. It&#8217;s [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/10/wafcon-2026-caf-names-nigerias-akintoye-among-referees/">WAFCON 2026: CAF names Nigeria&#8217;s Akintoye among referees </a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.