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Zambian FIFA referee Diana Chikotesha is among 55 assistant referees selected to officiate at the biggest football showpiece for women world cup slated for July this year.
According to the list of appointed match officials announced by the FIFA Referees Committee on Monday, Chikotesha according to the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has made the cut .
Chikotesha shone at the highest level in the last few years, with her first assignment in 2023 coming at the Algeria 2022 (to be played in 2023) African Nations Championship (CHAN).
Data from FIFA indicates that there will be a total of 33 referees, 55 assistant referees and 19 video match officials (VMOs) that will form FIFA team.
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These have been chosen in close cooperation with the six confederations, based on the officials’ quality and the performances delivered at FIFA tournaments as well as at other international and domestic competitions in recent years.
For the first time in the history of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, six female VMOs have also been selected.
“As always, the criteria we have used is ‘quality first’ and the selected on-field match officials represent the highest level of refereeing worldwide,” said FIFA Referees Committee chairperson Pierluigi Collina.
“We all remember the very successful FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 in France. The high standard of refereeing contributed significantly to that success.
“The aim for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 is to repeat that success and to convince again with excellent referees’ performances,” Collina said.
In January and February, the selected match officials will participate in preparatory seminars in Doha and Montevideo, reviewing and analyzing video clips of real match situations and taking part in practical training sessions with players, which will be filmed to enable participants to receive instant feedback from instructors.
Zambia will be making their World Cup debut and have been paired in Group C alongside Spain, Costa Rica and Japan and will kick-off their
campaign against Japan at Waikato stadium in New Zealand on 22 July, this year.
At the just ended FIFA World Cup in Qatar, retired Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe was among the officials at the biggest soccer showpiece-FAZ media.
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