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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Bouchra Karboubi

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Africa

The Moroccan referee who has overcome cultural barriers and gender stereotypes to make history at AFCON 2023

  By Joel Omotto, bird story agency   Bouchra Karboubi is blazing a trail through the beautiful game. While there has been a laudable increase in the number of female referees at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) following the appointment of six women, only one has been given the mandate to officiate as a centre referee, with the rest working as either assistant referees or Video Assistant Referees […]

todayFebruary 9, 2024 12

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Meet the trailblazing women who are officiating at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

By Joel Omotto via bird story agency With the introduction of the first African woman referee at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in 2021 and three more women referees at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the expansion of women into football decision-making continues in the Ivory Coast where a total of six women are officiating at the 2023 AFCON tournament. The six are among 68 match officials appointed for […]

todayJanuary 18, 2024 15

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