Jean-Jacques Ndala

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Jean-Jacques Ndala
Full name Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo
Born (1987-06-14) 14 June 1987 (age 38)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Domestic
Years League Role
??– Linafoot Referee
International
Years League Role
2013– FIFA listed Referee

Jean-Jacques Ndala (born 14 June 1987[1]) is a DR Congolese football referee, and a FIFA-listed international referee since 2013.[2]

Career

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Ndala began his career in the Katanga Province Football League, and later ascended to the country's top division, the Linafoot.[3][4]

He is a renowned referee at CAF level tournaments, and has participated in three Africa Cup of Nations, first in the 2019 edition in Egypt,[5] followed by the 2022 tournament in Cameroon,[3] and the 2024 Cup in the Ivory Coast, with his most advanced game being a quarter-final match at the latest championship. He has also overseen games in the CAF qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[6]

In 2021, Ndala refereed the December CAF Super Cup between Al Ahly SC and Raja CA in Qatar.[2] Two years later, in May 2023, he led the first leg final of the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup between Young Africans S.C. and USM Alger in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,[7] and in November of that year, Ndala oversaw the second leg final of the 2023 African Football League between Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. and Wydad AC at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa.[8][9]

Ndala's FIFA career reached international level (beyond CAF) in 2019, when he was chosen as an official for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland, where he led two group stage matches.[8] He was pre-selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in October 2020, but he was not ultimately included in the final list.[10] In April 2025, Ndala was named for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.[11][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Paños, Sergio (2025). "¿Quién es Jean Jacques Ndala, árbitro del Mundial de Clubes FIFA 2025?". DAZN (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b Bulonza, Enock (21 December 2021). "CAF : Jean-Jacques Ndala, l'arbitre qui fait la fierté de la RDC". Afrik News (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b Makabi, G. (27 January 2022). "CAN-2022, Egypte contre Côte d'Ivoire : l'arbitre central, le congolais Jean-Jacques Ndala félicité !". Media Congo News (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  4. ^ "CAN 2021 : « l'excellent arbitrage » de Jean-Jacques Ndala plébiscité par la presse et le public". Archive FOOTDRC (in French). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  5. ^ "AFCON 2019: No Ghanaian referee for 2019 AFCON". Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Barrages-Mondial 2022 : le Congolais Jean-Jacques Ndala désigné arbitre du match Egypte-Sénégal". Radio Kapi (in French). 9 March 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Yanga, USM Alger to battle for CAF Confederation Cup glory". African Football News. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  8. ^ a b "DR Congo referee Jean-Jacques Ndala Kaizer Chiefs vs Wydad Casablanca". Kick Off. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Le Congolais Jean-Jacques Ndala va arbitrer la finale Mamelodi-WAC". Forum Des As (in French). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Coupe du monde Qatar 2022 : l'arbitre congolais Jean-Jacques Ndala présélectionné". Linter View (in French). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  11. ^ "12 African referees picked for Club World Cup". APA News. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.