Uganda’s leading female referee Shamira Nabadda has been selected to officiate at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
The tournament will take place in the Dominican Republic from 16 October to 3 November 2024.
Fresh from officiating at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics in France, Nabadda is the only referee from the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (CECAFA) Zone selected for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
The second African referee selected is Algeria’s Mehat Ghada, and the assistants include; Hamdi Soukaina (Morocco), Abdelfattah Yara (Egypt), Kone Fanta (Mali) and Zambia’s Nancy Kasitu. In the communication sent on Friday FIFA has selected 12 referees, 24 assistants and two support referees.
Nabadda who has also officiated at the CAF African Women’s Championship is currently in Ethiopia ahead of the start of the CAF Women’s Champions League – CECAFA qualifiers which run August 17-31st.
Africa will be represented by Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The other nations that qualified include hosts Dominican Republic, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mexico, USA, Brazil, England, Poland, Spain, Colombia, New Zealand and Ecuador.
