{"id":4069,"date":"2022-01-18T15:08:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T15:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/?p=4069"},"modified":"2022-01-18T14:22:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T14:22:02","slug":"referee-to-lead-all-female-officiating-line-up-at-cup-of-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/referee-to-lead-all-female-officiating-line-up-at-cup-of-nations","title":{"rendered":"Referee to lead all-female officiating line-up at Cup of Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Rwandan referee Salima Mukansanga will lead an all-female line-up of match officials at the Africa Cup of Nations encounter between Guinea and Zimbabwe on Tuesday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the first time only women will officiate a game at Africa\u2019s flagship international tournament.<\/p>\n<p>FRANCE 24&#8217;s James Vasina tells us more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\">Eritrea<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. Rwandan referee Salima Mukansanga will lead an all-female line-up of match officials at the Africa Cup of Nations encounter between Guinea and Zimbabwe on Tuesday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced. It will be the first time only women will officiate a game at Africa\u2019s flagship international tournament. 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