The Confederation of African Football has appointed Ugandan Shamirah Nabadda as referee for Flamingos FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup final qualifying round first leg clash with their counterparts from Algeria which is scheduled for the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
Fides Bangurambona from Burundi will serve as assistant referee 1. Nabadda’s compatriots Immaculate Ongiera and Diana Murungi will serve as assistant 2 and fourth official respectively.
Naa Odofoley Nortey from Ghana will be the commissioner, with South African Deidre Carmill Zealand to be in the role of referee assessor.
Both teams will battle things out in the return leg at the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida (outside Algiers) on Friday, 25th April, with the winner on aggregate qualifying for the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals.
This year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup will be hosted by Morocco, 17 October – 8 November, with Africa to present 5 teams (including host nation Morocco) at the finals, which has been expanded to a 24-nation championship.
By Oluwadamilola Olaleye