{"id":5087,"date":"2021-08-27T20:01:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T20:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/meet-the-referee-akhona-makalima-that-handled-the-zambia-vs-lesotho-game"},"modified":"2021-08-27T20:13:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T20:13:46","slug":"meet-the-referee-akhona-makalima-that-handled-the-zambia-vs-lesotho-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/meet-the-referee-akhona-makalima-that-handled-the-zambia-vs-lesotho-game","title":{"rendered":"Meet The Referee Akhona Makalima That Handled The Zambia Vs Lesotho Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>MEET THE \u2018SHE-REF\u2019 THAT HANDLED THE ZAMBIA VS LESOTHO GAME 32 year old Akhona Makalima is the referee that officiated the Cosafa encounter between Zambia and Lesotho.<\/p>\n<p>She is the first certified female soccer referee in South Africa, where she officiates for FIFA, the Premier Soccer League, the SASOL Women\u2019s League, and the South African Football Association (SAFA)<\/p>\n<p>By the age of 23, Akhona was traveling the country refereeing matches and has 10 years experience as a referee. 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