Salima Mukansanga
Born |
1988 (age 35–36) Rwanda | ||
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International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2012- | FIFA listed | Referee |
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) is an international
Early life
Mukansanga initially was involved in basketball but took up a career in football after being told that she was too young to join the national under-17 basketball squad. She approached the Rwanda Football Federation about joining a refereeing course after finishing secondary school but this was declined on the basis of her being too young again. She would later be allowed to take up a course with them after learning the laws of football herself in her own time.[6] Mukansanga went on to graduate with a degree in nursing and midwifery from the University of Gitwe.[7]
At the start of her career, Mukansanga officiated men's local amateur football matches and women's national second division matches in Rwanda.[8]
Career
In 2022, Mukansanga became the first woman to referee at the
On 9 January 2023, FIFA appointed her to the officiating pool for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.[15]
References
- ^ "FIFA.com" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- ^ "Rwanda - S. Mukansanga - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ Ed Dove (12 January 2022). "Meet Salima Mukansanga, the first woman set to referee an AFCON game". ESPN. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "FIFA" (in German).
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ Karoney, Celestine (18 November 2022). "World Cup 2022: Salima Mukansanga to 'open doors' for female officials". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (1 February 2019). "Meet Mukansanga, Rwanda's top female football referee". The New Times. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Salima Mukansanga: I never dreamed of officiating at the men's World Cup". Confederation of African Football. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Referee Salima Mukansanga creates history, becomes first woman to take charge of AFCON match". WION. Reuters. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Salima Mukansanga: First Female Referee at Afcon". The Kenya Forum. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Female referees to officiate at men's World Cup for the first time". the Guardian. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ a b Nsabimana, Eddie (23 November 2022). "Rwanda's Mukansanga makes her World Cup debut". The New Times. Rwanda. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Qatar 2022: See all six African referees selected for World Cup". Citi Sports Online. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™" (Press release). FIFA. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
External links
- Profile on worldreferee.com
- Salima Mukansanga on Instagram