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WAFCON 2024: CAF names three iconic women as draw assistants

WAFCON 2024: CAF names three iconic women as draw assistants

The Confederation of African Football has confirmed the trio of Salima Mukansanga, Fatiha Laassiri, and Andile Dlamini as the assistants for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) draw scheduled for Friday, November 22. The draw for the 13th edition of the WAFCON will take place at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre in Sale, Morocco, and will begin at 8 p.m. local time (same as...

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FIFA invites 12 African officials for Women’s World Cup

The world football governing body FIFA has released the list of match officials ahead of the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Australia and New Zealand in July. The list contains 107 officials from around the world, including 33 referees and support referees, 55 assistant referees, and 19 video match officials. Although there are no Nigerian officials selected for the competition, a...

All you need to know about Salima Mukansanga: Africa’s female referee at 2022 World Cup

Rwanda official Salima Mukansanga is among the six female referees invited to officiate at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. A total of 36 referees from 29 countries for the 64 matches that will be between November 20 and December 18. Mukansanga joins Gambia's Bakary Gassama, South Africa's Victor Gomes, Senegal's Maguette N'Diaye and Zambia's Janny Sikazwe as Africa's representatives. When did Mukansanga become a...