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The first female referee in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, enforcing the group stage of Zimbabwe against Guinea

The first female referee in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, enforcing the group stage of Zimbabwe against Guinea

Live bar January 19 news At 0:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 19, the third round of the African Cup of Nations Group B group match, Zimbabwe defeated Guinea 2-1. Salima Mukasanga, who enforced the game, was the first female referee in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Mukamsanga, 35, is a Rwandan referee who previously served as fourth officer in guinea's group stage against Malawi. In this game, Mukansanga served as the referee, so she became the first female referee in the history of the African Cup of Nations, and her referee team in this game was also composed of female referees.

Eddie Myle, head of refereeing at FIFA, said: "We are very proud of Mukansanga because she had to work very hard to get to where she is today. We know that for a female referee, she has to overcome a lot of obstacles to get to the current level and she deserves a lot of praise. This moment belongs not only to Mukansanga, but also to every young girl in Africa who loves football and wants to be a referee in the future. ”

(Su Erhu)

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