NIGERIA REFEREES WILL NOT BE PART OF 2019 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP -FIFA
FIFA Referees Committee has selected 27 referees and 48 assistant referees, representing 42 different countries, for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France in 2019.
According to the list released, not a single Nigerian referee was selected. FIFA did not give any reason for ignoring Nigerian referees.
The journey to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 began for an initial group of female referees and assistant referees from all over the world in September 2015, when FIFA officially started its Road to France 2019 women’s refereeing project.
As part of this project, preparatory seminars have taken place over the last three years for referees and assistant referees, focusing on protecting players and the image of the game, as well as on consistency in interpreting the laws of the game.
Technical expertise, football understanding, fitness and the ability to read the game and teams’ tactical approaches to each match have been the main topics covered at these seminars.
The referees selected for the next FIFA Women’s World Cup, the most important competition in women’s sport, have demonstrated their skills at previous tournaments, including the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Jordan 2016, and Uruguay, 2018, as well as the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua, New Guinea, in 2016, and this summer in Brittany, France.
Preparation will continue for the selected match officials between now and the start of France, 2019.
There will be a number of further preparatory seminars, while the FIFA referee instructors will carry out observation work and provide ongoing support and guidance. Every effort is being made to ensure that the officials will be 100 per cent ready for the big occasion.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup, France 2019, will be played from 7 June to 7 July in Grenoble, Le Havre, Lyon, Montpellier, Nice, Paris, Reims, Rennes and Valenciennes.
The final will take place in Lyon on Sunday, 7 July 2019
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