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
Africa Cup of Nations of
2006 in
Egypt,
2008 in
Ghana,
2010 in
Angola,
2012 in
Gabon and
Equatorial Guinea and
2013 in
South Africa. He was preselected as a referee for the
2010 FIFA World Cup. 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==