CAF has appointed top Kenyan referees to officiate at the 2025 Champions League final.
Experienced Kenyan referees Gilbert Cheruiyot and Stephen Yiembe have once again been selected for high-profile officiating roles this time in the 2025.
The pair will carry out their duties in the final pitting Egypt’s Pyramids FC against South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns on June 1 at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo.
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Cheruiyot will serve as the First Assistant Referee, while Yiembe has been appointed as the Second Assistant Referee for the continental showdown.
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The elite duo are no strangers to the international stage, having officiated in major CAF and FIFA tournaments, including FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the Olympics, AFCON and AFCON qualifiers, and previous CAF Champions League fixtures.
Cheruiyot was named the Reserve Assistant Referee for the highly anticipated match between host Ivory Coast and DR Congo in the semifinals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
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Cheruiyot and Yiembe were among the 30 assistant referees at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
In a further endorsement of his credentials, Stephen Yiembe has also been selected to officiate at the FIFA Club World Cup, which will be held in the United States from June 14 to July 13, 2025.
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It will be the third major tournament for Yiembe in a span of two years after he made his debut at the 2023 AFCON in Ivory Coast.
Among the teams to qualify for the 2025 Club World Cup are Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City, Monterrey, Seattle Sounders and Al-Hilal.
Others are Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, Porto, Borussia Dortmund, Benfica, PSG, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, RB Salsburg Club Leon, Pachuca and Auckland City.