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FIFA selects Kenya’s Njoroge for World Cup playoff in New Zealand
The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has selected Kenyan assistant referee Mary Njoroge to officiate at the playoff for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.
The playoff to be hosted in Aotearoa, New Zealand from 17-23 February 2023, will see 10 teams compete for the final three qualifying spots for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.
Njoroge, who was also selected to officiate at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France 2019 is among the 29 match officials selected from all over the world to officiate at the tournament.
“This appointment couldn’t have come at a better time. This is God. We needed something to give us hope after a very difficult period in our refereeing career and this is it,” said Njoroge in an interview.
The ten teams that have qualified for the tournament are Cameroon, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Haiti, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Portugal, Senegal, and Thailand.