{"id":28725,"date":"2026-06-04T14:04:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?p=28725"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:04:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:04:36","slug":"ghana-and-nigeria-officials-make-cafs-wafcon-2026-selection-course-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/ghana-and-nigeria-officials-make-cafs-wafcon-2026-selection-course-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana and Nigeria Officials make CAF\u2019s WAFCON 2026 Selection Course list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Awambeng Fuh\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Football writer kick442.com &#8211; Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the list of officials selected for the second preparatory course ahead of the 2026 Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), with Ghana and Nigeria among the nations represented as Africa\u2019s finest match officials prepare for the continent\u2019s premier women\u2019s football tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana will be represented by referee Rita Boateng and assistant referee Beauty Terah Kabeda, while Nigeria\u2019s delegation includes referee Yemissi Eunice Akintoye, assistant referee Nassou Elizabeth, committee member Irabor Faith Uwugiaren, and Gbla Agnes Abdul among the assistant referees. Their inclusion reflects the growing influence of West African officials in continental competitions as CAF seeks to assemble the best refereeing team for a tournament that carries enormous stakes.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco emerges as the country with the highest representation in the selection course, boasting six officials across various categories. The host nation is represented by referees Harmasse Zoulaihka and Zakia Elgrini, assistant referees Karima Khadiri, Ihsane Nejouali, and Soukaina Hamdi, as well as instructor Mohammed Guezzaz. Cameroon and Nigeria are among the next most represented countries with four officials each, while Zambia also has a strong presence through referee Gloria Sambumba, assistant referees Kasitu Nancy and Diana Chikotesha, and instructor Janny Sikazwe.<\/p>\n<p>The list is packed with some of the continent\u2019s most recognizable names in officiating. Cameroon\u2019s Carine Atezambong, who recently served as Video Assistant Referee in the CAF Confederation Cup final, is among the assistant referees selected. South Africa\u2019s highly respected Akhona Zenithi Makalima, Egypt\u2019s Shahenda Saad Elmaghrabi, Namibia\u2019s Victoria Shangula, and Rwanda\u2019s Aline Umutoni also feature among the elite officials invited for the course.<\/p>\n<p>Scheduled from June 25 to 30, 2026, the selection programme will play a crucial role in determining the officials who will oversee matches at WAFCON 2026 in Morocco. The tournament carries unprecedented significance as it will double as Africa\u2019s qualification competition for the 2027 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup in Brazil, making every decision on and off the field more important than ever.<\/p>\n<p>With World Cup tickets on the line and women\u2019s football continuing its rapid growth across the continent, CAF\u2019s latest selection underlines its commitment to ensuring that Africa\u2019s biggest women\u2019s football competition is officiated by the very best referees, assistant referees, instructors and technical experts available.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Awambeng Fuh\u00a0 Football writer kick442.com &#8211; Cameroon The Confederation of African Football (CAF)&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":28726,"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":[207,139,5,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awcon","category-featured","category-football","category-womens-football"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ghana and Nigeria Officials make CAF\u2019s WAFCON 2026 Selection Course list - KICK442 Sport News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/ghana-and-nigeria-officials-make-cafs-wafcon-2026-selection-course-list\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ghana and Nigeria Officials make CAF\u2019s WAFCON 2026 Selection Course list - KICK442 Sport News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Awambeng Fuh\u00a0 Football writer kick442.com &#8211; 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