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INTERNATIONAL FEMALE REFEREES CONFERENCE
DISCOVER FOOTBALL
INTERNATIONAL FEMALE REFEREES CONFERENCE
1 Alexandra Georgopoulos ...................... Australia / Sydney ........................................... 2000
2 Beauty Siatontola .................................... Zambia / Monze Town ................................... 1993
3 Dineo Rachuene ...................................... South Africa / Johannesburg ....................... 1994
4 Fatou Gaye ................................................ Senegal / Dakar ............................................... 1966
5 Franziska Katjaimo .................................. Namibia / Windhoek ...................................... 1974
6 Joslin Dzousa ............................................ India / Goa ........................................................ 1995
7 Katlholo Pearl Moremi ........................... Botswana / Gaborone .................................... 1986
8 Khatool Shahzad ...................................... Afghanistan / Kabul ........................................ 1987
9 Maya Lama ................................................ Nepal / Lalitpur ................................................ 1993
10 Memory Baluwa ....................................... Malawi / Blantyre ............................................ 1984
11 Mimisen Agatha Iyorhe ......................... Nigeria / Makurdi ............................................ 1984
This project is funded by 12 Neslihan Muratdagı ................................ Turkey / Istanbul ............................................. 1988
13 Pamela Joras ............................................. Brazil / Sao Paolo ............................................ 1988
14 Theresia Wanjiru Kabubi ....................... Kenya / Thika .................................................... 1994
15 Candelaria Kelly ........................................ Argentina / Buenos Aires ............................... 1988
16 Wiebke Frede ............................................ Germany / Heidelberg ................................... 1992
ALE X AN D R A G E OR GOPOULOS
Australia | Canterbury District & Soccer Football Association
Alexandra Georgopoulos is a 20 year old from Sydney, FIFA officials. She was the youngest attendee, and had
Australia. She is currently studying a Bachelor of Busi- to complete 3 of her final school exams in a hotel con-
ness majoring in Sport Management at Western Syd- ference room in Zurich. The Fan Focus Group saw Alex-
ney University. Alexandra has been playing football andra take part in extensive group consultations about
since she was 6 years old, starting in a mixed gender female football, football loyalty programs as well as
team and then moving into a female team during her having had an insight into the implementation of VAR.
teen years, she now plays in the All Age Women cate-
gory. She is an all-rounder, for not only does she play, Alexandra is a referee for the Canterbury Referees As-
but she is a referee, a licensed coach and holds a com- sociation (CRA), and she is a part of the campaign run
mittee position as the Female Football Officer for her by Football NSW and the CDSFA to encourage people
football club, the Strathfield Strikers FC, as well as be- to give refereeing a try. Alexandra was previously the
ing a Female Football Committee member for the Can- Young Referees Coordinator for her football club.
terbury District & Soccer Football Association (CDSFA).
She wants to ensure that females are provided with
In 2016, Alexandra earnt the opportunity of a lifetime, the support to become confident referees, players and
she was 1 of 50 chosen worldwide to be a part of the coaches in football.
FIFA Fan Focus Group held at FIFA’s headquarters in
Zurich. She was one of 26,200 fans worldwide to com- In the future, Alexandra is determined to work for FIFA,
plete a FIFA Fan Survey, and her story won over the hoping to be the first female FIFA President
B E AU T Y S I AT O NTOLA Zambia | Football Association of Zambia My name is Beauty Siatontola. I live in Monze. I was From 2015-2017 I was invited to attend the MA Wom- born on the 12th December 1993 and I am a Zambian en’s Refereeing Course under the auspices of the Fed- by Nationality. From 2008-2011 I was a Football player eration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and in 2012 I joined the Football Association of Zam- and in cooperation with the Football Association of bia (FAZ) as a referee. From 2015 until now am working Zambia (FAZ) under the guidance of Gladys Waweru with the non-governmental organisation (NGO) called of Kenya. I hope to be one of the top referees in the Sport In Action (SIA) as a site coordinator. We work with world in near future. men and boys in the fight against Gender Based Vio- lence (GBV) through sport.
D I N E O R AC H U E N E South Africa | X I come from South Africa and I started refereeing af- space for them by using my leadership skill to change ter applying for a Premier Skills course from the Brit- their lives, by inspiring more positive community ref- ish Council. I have since completed two levels of the eree and also helping them to instill important skills course. I used to be a soccer player so being a referee and traits that have helped to succeed throughout my is an opportunity for me to continue in sport. I now ref- life - work ethic, determination, confidence, resilience, eree in the SASOL Premier Women’s League in South teamwork and leadership. Africa. As a referee my main goals are to recruit females referee in my community and to encourage them to pursue a career as a referee . Also I want to become a mentor to the young ones out there by creating a safe
FAT O U G AY E Senegal | CAF | FIFA My name is Fatou GAYE. I was born on September 29, the present day, Member of the Organizing Committee 1966 in Guéoul (Senegal). I am an instructor of referees of the U17 World Cup and WWC from 2012 to 2016. My in Senegal (FSF), at the Football African Confederation wish is to see one day the realization of equality be- (CAF) and at the International Federation of Football tween men and women in football bodies. Association (FIFA). I am one of the pioneers of African female refereeing. I started refereeing in 1988 before becoming international referee in 1996. I had to partici- pate in many international competitions (African Cups, Olympic Games, World Cups etc ...) I stopped my refer- eeing career in 2007. I became an instructor in 2009 to
F R AN S I S K A K AT J AIM O Namibia | CAF | FIFA I am a bachelor of Education (Hons) graduated and school drop outs and drug addicts, in order to bring various sports management qualification ranging them back to full stream society by keeping them from diplomas to certificates, with great emphasis busy with sports activities and as well as community on Community Development which relates well with projects, e.g. gardening and animals’ husbandry. I am sports development. My passion for football started working tirelessly to make this project a reality that I at a very young age, when I was growing up. I nor- want to leave as a legacy. mally played with my siblings and never got to play My professional objective is to position myself in a vi- competitive football. However, in 1998 I saw an ad- brant and challenging working environment, where vert in the paper inviting people to register for a basic my management skills, experience, passion and educa- referee course. I registered and was the best female tion qualification could be fully utilized. and overall performer. My referee career stretch over I believe that a strong motivation, positive attitude, a period of 13 years in 2008 I was voted as the Women persistence and integrity achieve success. I am de- Referee of the Season, in 2013 I quit refereeing and be- termined to succeed and view the concept of failure come an Instructor, from there onward I have worked as unacceptable. I am a self-motivated person, hard my way up, till where I am today as an Accredited FIFA/ worker with a strong focus on delivery of results. I can CAF Referee Technical Instructor/Commissioner and work well under pressure and execute instructions Assessor. As commonly known women football across and orders with care and diligence. I am a visionary the globe are not receiving the same treatment as the planner, with good delegation initiative that ensures man, therefore in Namibia is no different. However, that tasks are carried out efficiently. I am a team play- we have decided beside the challenges that Women er who can motivate people to believe in themselves football faces, we are going to go out and source for and achieve success in life. I have learned and acquire sponsors to keep the girl child of the street and keep proven leadership skills from my parents, lecturers and them fit by playing football. We have and excellent my colleagues, who had prepared me very well for any developmental project for young girls called GALZ & challenges that I might find in my chosen fields. GOAL, that seek to empower them while still young in In many respects, my goals are to add some tangible terms of education, life skills amongst many. value to the operations of any sporting fraternity. With the assistance of my home village councilor, I am busy setting up a community based programme for
J O S LI N D ZO U S A India My name is Josline Maria D’souza. I am 23 years old I want to be an inspiration to small girls to take up play- and i am from a beautiful state in India which is known ing football or to encourage them to do anything they for its beaches that is Goa. I started playing football at wish to do in any field including sports. the age of 10 and have been playing since then. I have represented my country for the Indian team in the Participating in this conference, I would like to learn AFC U-13 Girls Festival of Football at Vietnam in 2008 and share my experience and ideas with my colleagues , I have also played for many clubs and am currently to promote women’s football and to empower women. playing for my state senior women’s team (Goa) and for a club called FC Goa . I am also a referee under my state association (Goa Football Referee’s association). I love my job as a referee as I feel that I am involved in the game and I have to do my best to play a fair game. I also coach grassroot girls and boys for an organisation called Goa Football Development Council, where we focus on developing a strong grassroot.
K AT LH O LO P E AR L M OR EM I
Botswana | CAF | FIFA
I started refereeing in 2009 as a local referee. I attended Cup qualifiers, Women’s Championship qualifiers, and
referee courses, practicals and physical trainings. At the COSAFA tournaments in Africa. My aim now is to offici-
first international course held by British High Commis- ate in the African Cup of Nations and at the World Cup
sion in 2010 I was the only junior woman referee in- and if given the opportunity to study much and more
vited and succeeded in passing the the tests; physical, in this field of refereeing. I will continue working hard
practical and theory and show the world that it’s all about commitment,
love and support for women to do well in any sport
I continued working hard until 2014 when I was invit- field related. A girl child in our continent intend to look
ed for the FIFA MA course and performed well. I was down on themselves to that extend they don’t look up
then accredited by FIFA as a Referee in Botswana (CAF) high on to their dreams when it comes to sports, but
until this date. In 2015 I was invited for the CAF refer- as a woman I would give them courage to work hard
ees course held in Cameroon (Bankomo) for new FIFA and see the light to being committed to achieving their
listed referees where I also did well in both physical goals to sports, all we need is support. I am what I am
fitness test and practical assignments. I was awarded today because I never gave up on myself but rather I
best in fitness test and award in theory tests. I travelled believed that I will make it to the end, what a man can
to many countries in Africa officiating Women World do we can do it better!
K H AT O O L S H AHZAD Afghanistan | Afghanistan Football Federation My name is Khatool Shahzad and I am a referee from In my non-football education I have received a degree Afghanistan. I am the leader of the Afghanistan Wom- in medical midwifery and in engineering. My role as an en’s Football Committee and a board member of the experienced referee and a coach is to develop wom- Afghanistan Football Federation. I have three years ref- en’s football in my country and to help other women ereeing experience following my retirement from the to develop their football skills. The main goal for me Afghanistan women’s football team. I was a member is to promote football amongst the younger genera- of the national team for five years and I have taken sev- tion who will be the future leaders and role models in eral refereeing and coaches courses in my football ed- our country amongst other women. My role is to help ucation in the years soon. After gaining both FIFA and and educate women to use sport as a tool to empower Asian Football Confederation refereeing licenses, I also women, not only in Afghanistan but outside Afghani- received an AFC coaching license and attended a FIFA stan too. course for top futsal referees. I am now also a board member of the Afghanistan Football Federation.
MAYA LAM A Nepal | All Nepal Football Association | Childreach Nepal My name is Maya Lama, I was born in rural village of practices that effects girls in my countries. I believe that Kavre in Nepal and moved to Kathmandu to pursue my all girls have the right to play and no one can take that education. I started my sporting career as a Karate play- right away from them. Football is a unique tool for any er when I was 20 years old and slowly started playing individual to express themselves and to unlock their football. While playing football I was approached by potential one of the coach for a referee training, which I gladly accepted. Since then there has been no turning back in my career, I am now of the few female referees in my country to have officiated National and International game. I am also working with a local NGO Childreach Nepal to encourage girls to play sports and talk about other issues like gender inequalities, and harmful traditional
ME MO R Y B ALU WA
Malawi | Football Association of Malawi
My name is Memory Irene Baluwa from the warm role model and a change agent to the mindset of many
heart of Africa, Malawi. I am a former football player parents who believe that sports will make a girl child
for Mbawala women’s football club. I am graduate in fail her studies. Sports will always change the life of a
sports business management with the University of woman.
Pretoria. I have sixteen years experience in football ref-
ereeing with Grade 1 and a holder of Coaching license We experience the value of men dominating in football
by the Football Association of Malawi FAM C License. activities, hence my football refereeing involvement
which only constitutes a 10 % of women of which 90
Being in a society where people believe that a wom- % are men.
an’s traditional place is the home, the ideal role is as-
sociated with child-bearing and housekeeping. I had I want to see more women participating in football
to defy all the odds and I was inspired by two women activities and the community accepting the values of
that officiated women football games in 2002. It was a women who take part in football refereeing and foot-
women’s football tournament that gave me courage to ball activities. I dream of becoming one of the most
take up the career in football refereeing. I have been a experienced women football administrators in Malawi.MI M I S E N AG AT HA IYOR HE
Nigeria | FIFA
Mimisen Agatha Iyorhe - Born 02/03/1984 in Makurdi, ciating in the top men’s league in Nigeria, I have also
Benue State Nigeria. officiated numerous league games (men and women),
cup finals, and a West African Football Union tourna-
My mum, now a retired referee, introduced me to ref- ment.
ereeing after my Secondary School education. On start-
ing my university education, it was tough to combine I mentor young girls who want to build a career in ref-
refereeing and studying Industrial Chemistry because ereeing by organising yearly clinics tagged “#GirlsTha-
it was a school of technology and didn’t totally support tRef”.
sports. Though despite the difficulties experienced
then, I went on do a Professional Post Graduate Pro- In the future, I would like to have a foundation where
gramme in Monitoring and Evaluation and through it young girls can get educated, participate and excel in
all, I got to the officiating grade in 2005 and was listed sports and also be taught entrepreneurship so they
as a FIFA Assistant Referee in 2012. can become their own bosses while participating in
sports to curb the recurring menace of getting broke
The invitation to the CAF Elite ‘A’ Women’s course and sinking into depression after retirement from ac-
came in 2016 and I also officiated the Women African tive football life. Personally, I’m currently pursuing ad-
Cup of Nations same year. I have also been listed for the missions at Masters level to study Sports Management/
2018 Women African Cup of Nations. financing.
I have been privileged to do internships and volunteer
work at my National Football Federation and with FIFA
at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Currently offi-N E S LI H AN MU R ATDAGI Turkey | FIFA My name is Neslihan Muratdagi and I am a FIFA Referee from Turkey. I started refereeing football in 2006 after a teacher at my high school invited me to participate in a referee course. In 2010 I became a division referee and to date I have refereed up until the third division of Turkish football and I have acted as the fourth of- ficial for a first division the men’s Super League game between Besiktas and Konyaspor. In 2015 I qualified as a FIFA Referee. I am also a physical education teacher.
P AME LA J O R AS
Brasil | Union of Football Referees
My name is Pamela and I am a PhD student and referee Despite having a great icon like Marta, there are not
from Brazil. many incentives for women’s football in Brazil. Wom-
en who play still suffer much prejudice and lack of
In 2014 I attended an referee course for women only. incentive, investment. The players face many difficul-
From that course I fell in love with the referee career ties. Now my major career goal is to reach the national
and it was a way I found to maintain a relationship with umpire board at Brazilian Football Confederation. But
football even after I retired from the playing fields. I as my main goal, I want to encourage more women to
now referee games children, youth, women and men. I become referees by increasing the number of referees
am part of the Union of Football Referees of Rio Grande and lessening prejudice and violence in soccer by dis-
do Sul and from 2019 of the Gaucho Football Federa- cussing gender equality.
tion of Rio Grande do Sul State. In my state I have ref-
ereed the women’s soccer championship in 2015, 2016
and 2017 and the women’s championship in the U15
and U17 categories in 2016 and 2017. I have also ref-
ereed in amateur adult men’s soccer championships.T H E R E S I A WAN J IR U K ABUBI Kenia | Kenyan Football Association I have been a referee since 2016 and I am also a student at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Tech- nology. I am a licensed referee with the Kenyan Foot- ball Association and I referee division one games. I view my role as a referee as a tool for uplifting women in so- ciety and being a role model to young girls who want to pursue this career. I would like to work towards one day to be an internationally-approved referee by FIFA.
C AN D E LAR I A K ELLY
Argentinia | Emmanuel Foundation
My name is name is Candelaria Kelly. I am an Argen- public libraries, cultural centers, etc.). So we decided to
tinian sociologist specialized in children’s rights. Since create a social club. After much effort and dedication,
2007, I have been working at Emmanuel Foundation Colonia Urquiza club was born, and with it, the idea of
with children and adolescents in a vulnerable situation giving football lessons to girls and boys from 6 to 12
due to the social, economic and health risks they are years old.
exposed to.
It is an initiative that aims not only to develop skills in
From this space, I contribute to their integral develop- kids for playing but, fundamentally, to promote social
ment, through workshops, games and different activ- inclusion, break stereotypes and make visible that foot-
ities, always from a children’s rights-based approach. ball is also a woman’s issue.
Years ago, I carried out a participatory diagnosis with a
group of children to detect needs in their community.
Thus, the children realized that there were no recre-
ational - cultural - sport places to gather (parks, clubs,WI E B K E F R E D E Germany I am currently a medical student, due to graduate at the end of 2019. My area of focus is paediatric cardiol- ogy and I am engaged as a volunteer to help migrants without legal status to receive medical care. I started refereeing in 2015 and I have refereed local games in the men’s state league, women’s regional league, girls’ junior national league and I’ve assisted games in the second-division women’s national league.
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