Mohamed Benouza

Mohamed Benouza (born 26 September 1972 in Oran) is an Algerian football referee who currently resides in Oran. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2001.

He was selected as a referee for the 2007 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Canada, where he refereed the match between Panama and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on 30 June 2007. He then took charge of the game between New Zealand and Mexico on 8 July 2007.

Benouza was also selected for the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana.

He was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^[1] Benouza was called up to officiate at the finals, but was removed following the failure of a fitness test by his assistant referees.

See also

• List of football referees

External links

• U-20 World Cup Profile

References

1. ^ List of prospective 2010 FIFA World Cup referees

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Name	Benouza, Mohamed
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Short description	Football referee
Date of birth	1979-09-26
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