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Decorated Kenyan female referee Mary Njoroge is among 156 referees and assistant referees shortlisted to officiate the upcoming 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, world governing body FIFA revealed.

She is one of 19 female referees from Africa. Other assistant referees selected for the global fiesta are Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (Madagascar), Bernadettar Kwimbira (Malawi), Queency Victoire (Mauritius), Diana Chikotesha (Zambia), Mimisen Iyorhe (Nigeria), Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco), Fanta Kone (Mali), Carine Atexambong Fomo (Cameroon), Yara Atef Said Abdelfattah (Egypt).

This will not be the first time that Njoroge will be at the world stage. In 2019, she officiated the women’s world cup in France.

Other tournaments that she has worked in include: the 2019 U17 Africa Cup of Nations and shortlisted to officiate in the 8^th Africa Women Championships finals set for Equatorial Guinea.

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