WOMEN
Mukansanga, Njoroge to handle Portugal – Vietnam FIFA Women’s World Cup match
Rwanda’s Salima Mukansanga will be the referee when Portugal face Vietnam in a Group E match at the on-going FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 on Thursday.
The match will take place at the Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand where each of the sides will he all out to try and register a win after losing their opening matches.
Mukansanga who was also one of the referees at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar will handle the match together with Kenya’s Mary Njoroge and Queency Victoire (Mauritius) as assistant referees.
The top Rwanda referee has also officiated at the Olympics, Africa Women’s Cup of Nations, CAF Women’s Champions League and the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations.
The other African pair from Morocco of Bouchra Karboubi (referee), and assistants Soukaina Hamdi and Fatiha Jermoumi also handled a Group E match between USA and Vietnam few days ago.
Ali Mohamed Ahmed, the head of referees at the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations and a member of the CAF referees Committee said it was a good moment to see referees from the Zone officiate at a World Cup. ” All we can do is to wish them well and also hope that their appearance at the big stage inspires other referees to keep working hard, ” added Ahmed.
Kenya’s Harambee Starlets will travel to Morocco on Sunday evening ahead of an international friendly against the hosts.
The team handled by Beldine Odemba will face the 60th FIFA Women’s World ranked team on June 4th.
While Morocco will use the international friendly match to prepare ahead of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), Kenya will use the match to also prepare for the CECAFA Women’s Senior Challenge Cup and 2026 WAFCON qualifier tie against The Gambia in October.
Skipper Dorcas Shikobe will make her comeback for the Kenyan team after missing the camp held in Ivory Coast in April.
Meanwhile, the national Women’s team of Tanzania, Twiga Stars will return to action against DR Congo in a second international friendly on June 3rd at the Azam Complex. Tanzania beat DR Congo 2-1 in the first friendly played on May 30th at the same venue.
JKT Queens WFC are the champions of the 2024/2025 Tanzania Women’s Premier League.
The League was decided on May 20th with five matches played at different Stadiums. JKT Queens who also emerged champions in the 2022/2023 season came top.
JKT Queens stopped Gets Program 5-0 in a match played at the Jumhuri Stadium in Dodoma, while second placed Simba Queens WFC defeated Alliance Girls 2-0.
The JKT Queens team finished with 47 points just like Simba Queens, but scored more goals and conceded less. Yanga Princess who recruited massively during the transfer season finished third with 39 points.
JKT Queens who boost of star players like Winifrida Gerald and Stumai Abdallah among others will now represent Tanzania in the CAF Zonal Champions League qualifiers.
Rayon Sports WFC are the champions of the 2024/2025 Rwanda Women’s First Division League.
In their last League match played on Sunday, Rayon Sports WFC settled for a 2-2 draw against Bugesera WFC.
Under coach Iquel Fleury Rudasingwa Rayon Sports WFC finished with 57 points from 22 matches played and lost only one match.
Indahangarwa WFC who stopped Fatima WFC 1-0 in their last League match on Sunday finished second with 48 points from 22 matches played.
Rayon Sports WFC who also lifted the title in the 2023/2024 season will now represent Rwanda in the CECAFA Zonal qualifiers for the CAF Women’s Champions League.
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualifiers
Rwanda through to round 2 in FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers
Rwanda has qualified for the second round of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2026 qualifiers.
After stopping Zimbabwe 2-1 in the first leg few days ago, Rwanda followed it up with a goalless draw in the return leg played on Wednesday in Kigali Pele Stadium.
Coach Andre Cassa Mbungo’s team will now prepare to face Nigeria in the second round.
South Sudan who have a 5-0 advantage over Djibouti will return to action against the same side on Friday in the second leg as they look destined to book a place in the second round.
The second round of the qualifiers will be played in September 2025 with Ethiopia facing Kenya, and Tanzania battling Angola in some of the matches. Uganda will take on Namibia, while Burundi battle Zambia in some of the other matches.
Four teams will qualify to represent Africa at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup to take place in Poland.
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