Another football first for the Kingdom comes from FIFA's appointment of a Saudi woman as a referee

In a paper dated 7 January 2023 by Jennifer Bell in Al Arabiya English, it is announced that "in a week of football triumphs for the Kingdom", FIFA has named Anoud al-Asmari as the first female international referee from Saudi Arabia.

Less than a year after Saudi Arabia's first women's national team debuted, the international football governing body appointed Al-Asmari on Thursday 5 January.

Link to the paper: FIFA appoints Saudi’s first female referee in another football first for the Kingdom.

Screenshot of the published news (accessed on 24 January 2023).


 

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