Two Kenyan referees have been handed international assignments as the profile of Kenyan match officials keeps increasing.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more news Centre referee Josephine Wanjiku and assistant referee Stephen Yiembe will fly the Kenyan flag high as match officials in the U17 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers and CAF Champions League semi-finals, respectively.Tusker receive timely boost in FKF title race as league’s top scorer returnsWanjiku has been appointed as the fourth official in the FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers second leg match between Guinea and Ivory Coast at the Stade Mamadou Konate in Mali on Friday, 25 April 2025.Guinea will be looking to overturn the first leg 2-0 loss to Ivory Coast in a match played on Sunday, 20 April 2025, in Ivory Coast when they host the second leg, albeit at home away from home.##NAJAVA_MECA_8877587##The aggregate winner of the tie will book a place in the 2025 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco from Friday, 17 October to Saturday, 8 November 2025.Yiembe, on the other hand, will serve as the assistant Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the CAF Champions League semi-final second leg clash between Pyramids and Orlando Pirates on Friday, 25 April in Cairo at the 30 June Stadium.Elite Police Unit to oversee security at 2024 CHAN in KenyaEgyptian side Pyramids FC will host the South African giants in the return leg after the two teams battled out to a barren draw in the first leg match played on Saturday, 19 April 2025, at the FNB Stadium in South Africa.Pirates will now have a mountain to climb if they are to reach the finals, as Pyramids will be aiming at maximising the home advantage after successfully neutralising the Soweto-based side in the first leg.##NAJAVA_MECA_8877564##The match will also have CAF Certified Safety and Security officer Evans Ocharo from Kenya serve as the Security Coordinator.Meanwhile, the match officials who will handle the second leg of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifier between Cameroon and Kenya on Friday, 25 April 2025, in Yaounde, Cameroon, have been announced.Baraza shifts focus to Mozzart Bet Cup glory despite Homeboyz’s surge in league standingsVincentia Enyonam Amedome from Togo will serve as the centre referee and will be assisted by her compatriot Abra Sitsofe Agbedanou, and Benin’s Sonia Emilie Prisca Louis as the first and second assistant referees, respectivelyAurore Christelle from Benin will be the fourth official, with Ziga Christine Enyonam from South Africa serving as the Match Commissioner. Egypt’s Hayam Mohammed Baraka will be the match inspector.
