Dahane Beida
Dahane Beida is a Mauritanian football referee who officiates in the Super D1 and who has been a FIFA-listed international referee since 2018.
Biography
Born in Mauritania, Beida is considered a prominent referee in the CAF tournaments and has overseen notorious matches like the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations between the Ivory Coast and Nigeria, as well as the second leg of the 2025 CAF Confederation Cup final between Simba S.C. and RS Berkane and other matches at the CAF Champions League.In 2019, Beida officiated in another final at a major CAF tournament, when he led the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations final match between Guinea and Cameroon at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. At the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Beida refereed two group stage matches.
In 2020, Beida was selected as a support referee for the men's tournament at the Tokyo Summer Olympics and, in 2023, he was assigned as a video assistant referee at the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
In 2024, Beida was named again for another Olympic tournament, this time at the Paris Summer Olympics, where oversaw three matches: two of group-stage, as well as a quarter-final game between Japan and Spain.
Beida has also been a prominent referee at club-level tournaments, being selected for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States, where he led two group-stage games, including a Real Madrid victory over the Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg.
He is also a referee in the CAF qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and oversaw games during the qualification for the 2022 edition in Qatar.
Beida was selected for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. He made his first appearance in the Group C game between Nigeria and Tanzania, and oversaw the Round of 16 match between Senegal and Sudan. On 9 January 2026, Beida refereed the quarter-final match between Cameroon and hosts Morocco.