Ugandan female referee Nabadda to officiate at Paris 2024 Olympics

Shamirah Nabadda officiating in the Uganda Premier League|SPORTS LENS

PARIS OLYMPICS 2024 Ugandan female referee Nabadda to officiate at Paris 2024 Olympics

Allan Damba • 18:16 - 03.04.2024

The Ugandan, who will be among six support referees, is also one of the four female match officials from Africa.

Hugely versed Ugandan female referee Shamirah Nabadda has been selected to officiate football matches at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Nabadda is among the 89 match officials selected by FIFA including 21 referees, 42 assistant referees, 20 video officials and six support referees.

Referee Shamirah Nabadda|COURTESY

The Ugandan, who will be among six support referees, is also one of the four female match officials from Africa.

The other three include Moroccans Bouchra Karboubi, Jermoumi Fatiha along with Zambian Diana Chikotesha.

From L-R: Match officials Jenny Mutoni, Habiba Naigaga, Shamirah Nabadda and Elizabeth Nassolo were in charge of KCCA FC vs Maroons at Lugogo

Previously, Nabadda has officiated at the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations and the CAF Women’s Champions League in 2023.

She has also handled some of the country's biggest games in the Uganda Premier League, underlining her growing might in the game.

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