Rwandan referee Salima Mukansanga will make history at the African Cup of Nations as the first woman to ever officiate at the tournament.The 33-year-old is already an experienced and well-respected official in the women’s game, taking charge of matches at the Women’s World Cup, Africa Women’s Cup of Nations and the CAF Women’s Champions League.Rwandan referee Salima Mukansanga is set to become the first woman to officiate a game at the Africa Cup of Nations.Her resume is quite impressive: ▪️Olympics▪️Women’s World Cup▪️Africa Women’s Cup of Nations▪️CAF Women’s Champions League👑 pic.twitter.com/UVxMkFwu62— JABULANI XI (@JABULANIXI) January 6, 2022 Mukansanga also served as a referee in the women’s football event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan.CAF have released a list of 63 match officials who will officiate at the tournament, and Mukansanga is one of four women on the list.16.00: (1.45) SENEGAL (4.40) ZIMBABWE (9.00)19.00: (1.55) GUINEA (4.10) MALAWI (8.50)19.00: (2.45) MOROCCO (3.00) GHANA (3.65)22.00: (3.60) COMOROS (3.00) GABON (2.40)The others include Cameroon’s Carine Atemzabong, Morocco’s Fatiha Jermoumi and Bouchra Karboubi. Still, none of these three will referee matches like Mukansanga.
