CAF picks two Nigerian referees for 2018 Women’s AFCON

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has picked 32 officials for the forthcoming 2018 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AFCON), including Nigeria’s Madu Patience and Mimisen Iyorhe.

The continental football house released with a mention that the 16 referees and 16 assistant referees will embark on a preparatory course to fine-tune their readiness for the tournament.

The championship is billed to hold in Ghana and to last between November 17 to December 1st.

Meanwhile, the preparatory course, in which the participants would go through medical screening and theoretical and physical drills, is scheduled for October 17-21, 2018 in Cape Coast, Ghana.

They will also undergo a theory part, involving technical and tactical analysis of the game, reviewing of video clips of matches plus a special session on integrity and match manipulation.

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The five-day training will be supervised by CAF Instructors Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius), Hadqa Yahya (Morocco), Lawson Hogban Latre-Kayi (Togo), Mademba Mbacke (Senegal) and Marwa Hannachi (Tunisia).

16 Referees
1 Maria Packuita Cynquela Rivet – Mauritius
2 Ganouati Dorsaf – Tunisia
3 Lengwe Gladys – Zambia
4 Jonesia Rukyaa KABAKAMA – Tanzania
5 Lidya Tafesse ABEBE – Ethiopia
6 Fatou Thioune – Senegal
7 Stellah Ruvinga – Zimbabwe
8 Aurore Christelle M. Ligan – Benin
9 Zomadre Sonia KORE – Cote d’Ivoire
10 Salma Mukansanga – Rwanda
11 Amedome Vincentia Enyonam – Togo
12 Viana Letticia – Eswatini
13 Suavis Irantunga – Burundi
14 Karboubi Bouchra – Morocco
15 MADU Ndidi Patience – Nigeria
16 APPIAH Juliet – Ghana

16 Assistant Referees
1 Rakotozafinoro Lidwine Pelagie – Madagascar
2 Mona Mahmoud Atallah – Egypt
3 Kanjinga Mireille MUJANAYI – DR Congo
4 Chikotesha Diana – Zambia
5 Denis Kassonoux Akoua – Cote d’Ivoire
6 Josiane Mbakop Nfongan – Cameroon
7 Carolyne Wanjala – Kenya
8 Adia Cisse – Senegal
9 Fanta Idrissa Kone – Mali
10 Njoroge Mary- Kenya
11 Mimisen Agatha IYORHE – Nigeria
12 Nantabo Lydia WANYAMA – Uganda
13 Kwimbira Bernadettar – Malawi
14 Bielignin Elodie Sophie SOME – Burkina Faso
15 Queency Victoire – Mauritius
16 Jermoumi Fatiha – Morocco

 

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