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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>After making history as the first ever woman to officiate at the men\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, Rwanda\u2019s Salima Mukansanga has set tongues wagging again.<\/p>\n

Mukansanga, 34, is one of the three female match officials appointed on Thursday by the world football governing body, Fifa, to officiate at the forthcoming men\u2019s World Cup finals in Qatar.<\/p>\n

Her female colleagues who also made it to the final list of 36 match referees include Stephanie Frappart of France and Japan\u2019s Yoshimi Yamashita<\/p>\n

Brazil\u2019s Neuza Back, Mexico\u2019s Karen Diaz Medina and American Kathryn Nesbitt join the list of 69 assistant referees.<\/p>\n

It is the first time that women have been selected to officiate games at the top men\u2019s soccer tournament which will be held in Qatar this year.<\/p>\n

Mukansanga rose to the limelight in January when she became the first woman to officiate at the men\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.<\/p>\n

Fifa Referees Committee chairman Pierluigi told Agence France Presse that he prided himself on being part of the milestone.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very happy that \u2026 we have been able to call up female match officials for the first time in the history of a FIFA World Cup,\u201d said Pierluigi.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis concludes a long process that began several years ago with the deployment of female referees at FIFA men\u2019s junior and senior tournaments.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this way, we clearly emphasise that it is quality that counts for us and not gender. I would hope that in the future, the selection of elite women\u2019s match officials for important men\u2019s competitions will be perceived as something normal and no longer as sensational.\u201d<\/p>\n

Editing by Tony Mballa<\/b><\/p>\n

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