Salima Mukansanga

Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) is an international football referee from Rwanda.[1][2] She was an official at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[3][4] In 2022, Mukansanga became the first woman to referee at the African Cup of Nations,[5] leading out an all-woman officiating team of Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco), Carine Atemzabong (Cameroon), and Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco) as the VAR.[6] She has officiated at the Olympics, FIFA Women’s World Cup, Africa Women Cup of Nations and CAF Women’s Champions League.

Salima Mukansanga
Full name Salima Mukansanga
Born 1988 (age 33–34)
Rwanda
International
Years League Role
FIFA listed Referee

References
  1. "Rwanda - S. Mukansanga - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  2. Ed Dove (12 January 2022). "Meet Salima Mukansanga, the first woman set to referee an AFCON game". ESPN. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. "FIFA".
  4. FIFA.com
  5. "Referee Salima Mukansanga creates history, becomes first woman to take charge of AFCON match". WION. Reuters. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  6. "Salima Mukansanga: First Female Referee at Afcon". The Kenya Forum. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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