Redouane Jiyed

Redouane Jiyed
Born (1979-04-09) April 9, 1979 (age 45)
Agadir, Souss-Massa, Morocco
Other occupation Company manager
Domestic
Years League Role
1994– Botola Referee
International
Years League Role
2009– FIFA listed Referee

Rédouane Jiyed (born 9 April 1979, in Agadir, Souss-Massa, Morocco) is a Moroccan international association football referee.[1]

Career

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Redouane Jiyed is the son of the Moroccan federal referee Mohamed Jiyed, who served as the head of the referees' regional committee in the Souss-Massa League of Football. His journey began in the 1993-1994 season in Agadir at the regional center for referee training of Souss. He worked as a league referee between 1994 and 1998 before moving up to the inter-league level until the 2002-2003 season when he became a federal referee.[2]

He obtained the FIFA international badge in 2009 and was the youngest Moroccan international referee at that time. In 2019, he was selected among the elite A of referees in the Confederation of African Football (CAF).[3]

Redouane Jiyed officiated many notable matches at the local level, especially the Casablanca derbies and the final rounds of the Throne Cup.[2]

On the international stage, he was selected to referee matches in the Africa Cup of Nations in the 2017, 2019 and 2023 editions. He was also among the referees selected to direct matches in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Redouane Jiyed's profile on worldreferee.com". Archived from the original on 23 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Jiyed, digne héritier de Belqola". LesEco.ma (in French). 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  3. ^ M'bark Chbani. "Arbitrage : Redouane Jiyed parmi l'élite "A" de la CAF". Archived from the original on 14 July 2019.
  4. ^ Youssef Moutmaine (2022-04-06). "Qatar 2022 : l'arbitrage marocain sera représenté par Redouane Jiyed". LeMatin.ma (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  5. ^ Ibtihal Bassir (2023-01-17). "Redouane Jiyed parmi les arbitres retenus pour diriger le Mondialito". www.maroc-hebdo.press.ma (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-21.