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CAF'S FINEST: SHAMIRAH NABADDA APPOINTED REFEREE FOR AFCON 2025
CAF's Best Female Referee Shamirah Nabadda selected for AFCON 2025. Discover her historic journey and Uganda's group.
Uganda's Shamirah Nabadda is heading to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco as one of 73 referees selected for the job. She's the only one from Uganda.
Nabadda recently won the CAF Best Female Referee of the Year 2025 in Rabat. At just 30, she's become a respected figure in African refereeing, especially in a profession where men are the majority.
AFCON 2025 will have 28 main referees, 31 assistants, and 14 video officials. Nabadda's presence is noteworthy, considering her strong performance this past year managing important matches all over Africa.
She showed her skill in high-stress situations at the U20 AFCON, the 2024 CHAN tournament, and the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. At the CHAN tournament, she was in charge of the bronze medal match between Senegal and Sudan.
Nabadda was also among the ten African referees at the 2024 Paris Olympics, making history as the first Ugandan woman and only the second Ugandan since 2000 to work at the Games.
Born in Mbarara City to Quraish Mutagubya and Mastula Birungi, she played left-back for Masaka Secondary School before joining Western United in the FUFA Elite Women’s League. After finishing Senior Six in 2015, the late Abbas Sendyowa encouraged her to take a refereeing course at the FUFA Technical Centre in Njeru. That choice changed everything.
By 2016, she had her FUFA badge, and in 2018, she earned her FIFA badge, opening doors to international matches. Since then, she has taken part in the WAFCON, All Africa Games, World University Games, World Cup qualifiers, and many FUFA tournaments.
Nabadda also got a journalism degree from Bishop Stuart University while moving forward in her refereeing career.
Other referees from the CECAFA zone include Pacifique Ndahibawenimana from Burundi, Peter Waweru Kamaku from Kenya, Samuel Uwikunda from Rwanda, Omar Abdulkadir Artan from Somalia, and Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail from Sudan.
Uganda is in Group C with Nigeria, Tunisia, and Tanzania. The Uganda Cranes will play Tunisia on December 23, 2025, at the Rabat Olympic Stadium.
AFCON 2025 will be held in Morocco from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026, in six cities and nine stadiums. The tournament starts with Morocco against Comoros at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium on December 21. Ivory Coast is the defending champion.
HISTORY MADE: WHY UGANDA CRANES USED THREE GOALKEEPERS IN A SINGLE AFCON NIGHTMARE
Uganda’s AFCON run ends in a 3-1 defeat to Nigeria. The Cranes used three goalkeepers in a match that saw Salim Magoola sent off.
Uganda's run at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is over after a tough 3-1 loss to Nigeria. They didn't win a single game and are out after the group stage. Nigeria finished top of Group C with 9 points, while Uganda ended up last with only 1 point. Uganda had trouble scoring and let in the most goals, showing they still have a ways to go.
Nigeria came out strong, keeping Uganda pinned back. Their pressure paid off when Paul Onuachu scored in the 28th minute after a great pass from Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, putting Nigeria ahead.
Uganda couldn't get into the game and barely created any chances. Karl Uche Ikpeazu was isolated up front. They wasted several set-piece opportunities, and captain Denis Onyango had to make a bunch of saves. He even needed treatment a few times before being subbed out at halftime.
Things got worse in the 57th minute when Onyango's replacement, Salim Jamal Magoola, got a red card for handling the ball outside the box while trying to stop Victor Osimhen. Uganda was down to ten men.
Nafian Alionzi came in, making Uganda the first team in the tournament to use three goalkeepers in one game.
Nigeria took advantage of the situation, and Raphael Onyedika scored twice in the 62nd and 66th minutes, making it 3-0. Game over for Uganda.
Uganda managed to pull one back in the 75th minute when Rogers Kassim Mato scored after a nice play with Allan Okello. It got the 11,545 fans excited, but Nigeria just slowed the game down and won easily.
With this win, Nigeria finished Group C undefeated. Uganda finished last, having let in the most goals in the group.
In the other game, Tanzania drew 1-1 with Tunisia. This meant that both teams, along with Nigeria, moved on. Tanzania made it to the Round of 16 as one of the best third-placed teams.
Uganda lost 3-1 to Tunisia, drew 1-1 with Tanzania, and lost 3-1 to Nigeria. They're still waiting for their first-ever win in the AFCON finals.
For head coach Joseph Paul Put, the tournament had some good moments, but it also showed that Uganda needs to be more consistent, disciplined, and clinical to compete at the highest level.
TUESDAY PREVIEW: PAUL PUT PREPARES UGANDA FOR DECISIVE FINAL AFCON GROUP CLASH
Uganda must beat Nigeria to reach the AFCON 2025 knockouts. Discover Paul Put’s strategy and Jordan Obita’s call for belief in Fes.
Paul Put's team is heading to Stade de Fes, aiming for a win. This victory could get them into the round of 16 either as Group C's second-place team or as one of the top four third-place teams in the 24-team contest.
"We're up against a really good team," Put said. They were in the final at the last Cup of Nations, and they've won both matches here in Morocco.
We know how good the Nigerian players are. A lot of them play in big leagues in Europe, so we need to be super focused.
But we know what's at stake. It won't be easy; it will be tough. But if we put in the effort, anything's possible.
Tunisia is playing Tanzania in Rabat on Tuesday night. They beat Uganda 3-1 in their first game on December 23.
In their second game, Uganda drew 1-1 with Tanzania after Allan Okello missed a late penalty.
"We had a great chance to win," said Uganda defender Jordan Obita. But it didn't happen.
We can't be scared of going into the Nigeria game. We have to believe we can do something, and that's what we're going to do.
Uganda reached the last 16 in 2019 in Egypt—the first time the Africa Cup of Nations had 24 teams.
But the country's teams didn't make it into the competitions in Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire after that.
In 2027, Uganda will host the event with Kenya and Uganda. Obita mentioned that the players in the Uganda team want to show what they're made of at the 2025 contest.
"Everyone back home in Uganda needs to see that we can compete with the best countries in the world," said the 32-year-old, who plays for Hibernian in the Scottish Premiership.
When we played Algeria in the World Cup qualifiers, it showed we can go head-to-head with top-tier countries and players.
Nigeria's coach, Eric Chelle, was secretive on Monday about who would be on his team Tuesday night.
"I'm keeping my plans to myself," said the 48-year-old former Mali player. A lot of players deserve a chance on this team.
I make hard choices for every match. I've got two or three teams in mind.
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