CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2015 – Quarter-finals

31 January 2015
Congo – DR Congo
Referee: Bernard Camille (SEY, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara (SEN)
Assistant Referee 2: El Hadji Samba (SEN)
Fourth Official: Malang Diedhiou (SEN)

Tunisia – Equatorial Guinea
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (MRI)
Assistant Referee 1: Peter Edibi (NIG)
Assistant Referee 2: Jerson Dos Santos (ANG)
Fourth Official: Koman Coulibaly (MLI)

1 February 2015
Ghana – Guinea
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (ZAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Evarist Menkouande (CMR)
Assistant Referee 2: Waleed Ahmed (SDN)
Fourth Official: Hamada Nampiandraza (MAD)

Côte d'Ivoire – Algeria
Referee: Bakary Gassama (GAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Jean Birumushahu (BDI)
Assistant Referee 2: Aboubacar Doumbouya (GUI)
Fourth Official: Ali Lemghaifry (MTN)

Soto was injured in a kidnapping

FIFA referee Juan Soto, from Venezuela, is hospitalized in Caracas after being the victim of a "quick kidnapping" last night. Fortunately, Soto is already recovering well from the injuries suffered during this incident. According to medical reports, surgery is required to repair the damage and will take place this Saturday. Soto was appointed to referee the Copa Libertadores match Morelia - The Strongest, next week, in Mexico, but CONMEBOL is expected to replace him due to this unfortunate incident. (Source: Arbitro Internacional)

Soto is remembered by his presence at the 2012 Olympic Games, where he was surrounded by the Spanish players (photo) following their surprising defeat to Honduras. Soto cautioned seven players, while Martin Montoya and Alberto Botia could have been shown red cards for violent tackles. Later on the same year, the Bolivian Football Federation asked CONMEBOL to indefinitely suspended Soto from for failing to send off John Hurtado who caused a double fracture of tibia and fibula of Francisco Arguello. The incident happened in the return match between Deportes Tolima and Oriente Petrolero, for the second phase of Copa Sudamericana. Although Arguello’s injuries required emergency surgery at a local clinic and put him off the field for six months, Soto just pulled a yellow card. (Source: ABC.com)

AFC Asian Cup Final 2015: Faghani (IRN)

31 January 2015

Final
Australia – Korea
Referee: Alireza Faghani (IRN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Reza Sokhandan (IRN)
Assistant Referee 2: Mohammadreza Abolfazli (IRN)
Fourth Official: Fahad Al Mirdasi (KSA)
Reserve AR: Abdulla Al Shalwai (KSA)
Referee Observer: Shamsul Maidin (SIN)

Match for Third Place
Iraq – UAE
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (BHR)
Assistant Referee 1: Yaser Tulefat (BHR)
Assistant Referee 2: Ebrahim Saleh (BHR)
Fourth Official: Benjamin Williams (AUS)
Reserve AR: Matthew Cream (AUS)
Referee Observer: Ali Al Traifi (KSA)

CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2015 – Group Stage (Matches 19-24)

26 January 2015
Cape Verde – Zambia
Referee: Neant Alioum (CMR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Marwa Range (KEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Zakhele Siwela (RSA)
Fourth Official: Juste Ephrem Zio (BFA)

DR Congo – Tunisia
Referee: Bakary Gassama (GAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Redouane Achik (MAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Yahaya Mahamadou (NIG)
Fourth Official: Koman Coulibaly (MLI)

27 January 2015
South Africa – Ghana
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (MAD)
Assistant Referee 1: Evarist Menkouande (CMR) 
Assistant Referee 2: Songuifolo Yeo (CIV)
Fourth Official: Janny Sikazwe (ZAM)

Senegal – Algeria
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (MRI)
Assistant Referee 1: Waleed Ahmed (SDN) 
Assistant Referee 2: Jerson Dos Santos (ANG)
Fourth Official: Joaquin Eyang (EQG)

28 January 2015
Cameroon – Côte d'Ivoire
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (GAB)
Assistant Referee 1: Abdelhak Etchiali (ALG)
Assistant Referee 2: Jean Birumushahu (BDI)
Fourth Official: Malang Diedhiou (SEN)

Guinea – Mali
Referee: Mohamed Kordi (TUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Anouar Hmila (TUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Malik Salifu (GHA)
Fourth Official: Mehdi Abid Charef (ALG)

CONCACAF U-20 Championship Final 2015: Martinez (CUB)

25 January 2015

Mexico – Panama
Referee: Yadel Martinez (CUB, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Hiran Dopico (CUB)
Assistant Referee 2: Geovany Garcia (SLV)
Fourth Official: Marlon Mejia (SLV)

AFC Asian Cup 2015 – Semi-finals

26 January 2015
Korea – Iraq
Referee: Ryuji Sato (JPN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Toru Sagara (JPN)
Assistant Referee 2: Toshiyuki Nagi (JPN)
Fourth Official: Alireza Faghani (IRN)
Reserve AR: Reza Sokhandan (IRN)
Referee Observer: Shamsul Maidin (SIN)

27 January 2015
Australia – UAE
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (UZB)
Assistant Referee 1: Abduxamidullo Rasulov (UZB)
Assistant Referee 2: Bakhadyr Kochkarov (KGZ)
Fourth Official: Abdulrahman Hussain (QAT)
Reserve AR: Taleb Al Marri (QAT)
Referee Observer: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (MAS)

CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2015 – Group Stage (Matches 13-18)

23 January 2015
Ghana – Algeria
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (MLI, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jean Birumushahu (BDI)
Assistant Referee 2: Hassan Egueh (DJI)
Fourth Official: Joaquin Esono Eyang (EQG)

South Africa – Senegal
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (MRT)
Assistant Referee 1: Angesom Ogbamariam (ERI)
Assistant Referee 2: Theogene Ngadijimana (RWA)
Fourth Official: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (MRI)

24 January 2015
Côte d'Ivoire – Mali
Referee: Bouchaib El Ahrach (MAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Redouane Achik (MAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Malik Salifu (GHA)
Fourth Official: Juste Ephrem Zio (BFA)

Cameroon – Guinea
Referee: Bamlak Tessema (ETH)
Assistant Referee 1: Abdelhak Etchiali (ALG)
Assistant Referee 2: Anouar Hmila (TUN)
Fourth Official: Eric Otogo-Castane (GAB)

25 January 2015
Gabon – Equatorial Guinea
Referee: Noumandiez Doue (CIV)
Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara (SEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Aboubacar Doumbouya (GUI)
Fourth Official: Bernard Camille (SEY)

Congo – Burkina Faso
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (GHA)
Assistant Referee 1: El Hadji Malick (SEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Oamogetse Godisamang (BOT)
Fourth Official: Victor Gomes (RSA)