{"id":24242,"date":"2025-10-06T13:10:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?p=24242"},"modified":"2025-10-13T11:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:01:13","slug":"atezambong-carine-named-among-fifa-officials-for-historic-womens-club-match-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/atezambong-carine-named-among-fifa-officials-for-historic-womens-club-match-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Atezambong Carine Named Among FIFA Officials for Historic Women\u2019s Club Match in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Angu Lesley\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Football Writer,kick442.com-Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Cameroonian referee Atezambong Carine Fomo has been included in FIFA\u2019s all-female team of match officials appointed for the Round 1 fixture of the 2026 FIFA Women\u2019s Champions Cup between Wuhan FC of China and Auckland United of New Zealand.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The match, scheduled for Wednesday, October 8, at the Wuhan Sports Centre Stadium, will be officiated by Moroccan referee Bouchra Karboubi, with Diana Chikotesha from Zambia serving as first assistant and Atezambong Carine Fomo from Cameroon as second assistant referee.<\/p>\n<p>Shamira Nabadda from Uganda, who impressed at the last Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations, will act as the fourth official, while Hamza El Fariq (Morocco) and Fatia Jeroumi (Morocco) have been designated as the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) and Assistant VAR, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The appointed officials are expected to arrive in China on Sunday, where they will take part in several training sessions organized by FIFA to prepare for the historic encounter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24605\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24605\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24605\" src=\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251010-WA0001-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251010-WA0001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kick442.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251010-WA0001-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/kick442.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251010-WA0001-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/kick442.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251010-WA0001-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/kick442.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251010-WA0001.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-24605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">World &#8211; FIFA Women&#8217;s Champions Cup<br \/>Wuhan Jiangda vs. Auckland United (08.10.2025)<br \/>Venue: Wuhan Sports Centre (Wuhan)<br \/>Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (MAR)<br \/>Assistant Referee 1: Diana Chikotesha (ZAM)<br \/>Assistant Referee 2: Carine Atezambong (CMR)<br \/>4th Official: Shamirah Nabadda (UGA)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This match marks a turning point in women\u2019s football, as it will serve as the inaugural game of the FIFA Women\u2019s Champions Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment of Carine and her colleagues by FIFA Director of Refereeing, Massimo Busacca, underlines the global body\u2019s confidence in their abilities to deliver at the highest level.<\/p>\n<p>Carine is widely regarded as one of Cameroon\u2019s most accomplished referees, having been selected by FIFA and CAF for 17 international tournaments and officiating over 100 matches since earning her FIFA badge in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>A former judoka turned referee, she brings vast experience and composure to this milestone fixture.<\/p>\n<p>Expected to feature again later this year as part of CAF\u2019s refereeing crew for the Africa Cup of Nations, as she continues to represent Cameroon with distinction on the international stage.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Copyright\u00a92025 kick442.com-Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>All rights reserved. This material and any other digital content on this platform may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, written, or distributed in full or in part, without written permission from our management.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This site is not responsible for the content displayed by external sites<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Angu Lesley\u00a0 Football Writer,kick442.com-Cameroon Cameroonian referee Atezambong Carine Fomo has been included in&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":24605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,25,5,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-african-football","category-fifa","category-football","category-womens-football"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - 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