{"id":64731,"date":"2025-11-29T15:21:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T15:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/zambias-diana-chikotesha-receives-afcon-officiating-nod"},"modified":"2025-11-30T18:20:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T18:20:21","slug":"zambias-diana-chikotesha-receives-afcon-officiating-nod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/zambias-diana-chikotesha-receives-afcon-officiating-nod","title":{"rendered":"Zambia&#8217;s Diana Chikotesha Receives AFCON Officiating Nod"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Top Assistant Referee Diana Chikotesha has gotten her second straight Africa Cup of Nations appointment where she will join 73 match officials across the continent in officiating games.<\/p>\n<p>The CAF 2024 Women Assistant Referee of the Year will be among 31 assistant referees in Morocco for the tournament, which starts from December 21 to January 18.<\/p>\n<p>Chikotesha will be among the Zambian flag carriers alongside the Chipolopolo that will be at the biggest continental football showpiece.<\/p>\n<p>Zambia is in Group A alongside Morocco, Mali and Comoros.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Lesotho<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. Top Assistant Referee Diana Chikotesha has gotten her second straight Africa Cup of Nations appointment where she will join 73 match officials across the continent in officiating games. 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