Trailblazing FIFA-accredited referee, Akhona Makalima, has set her sights on the next big assignment – the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA and the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the host nation for the latter event is yet to be announced.
Veteran football administrator Fran Hilton-Smith says Banyana Banyana have broken barriers for women’s football under the Council of Southern African Football Association.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is set to help member associations in the COSAFA zone speed up their Video Assistant Referee training programmes.
COSAFA head of referees Felix Tangawarima has praised both the region and African football motherbody CAF in their selection of six match officials representing the continent at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Following his appointment as vice president of the CAF referees’ committee, the region Victor Gomes represents say they are proud of the latest achievement.
As the Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) prepares to introduce the Video Assistant Referee (VAR), the organisation’s Secretary General Sue Destombes says they also intend to help their member associations.