FIFA Seminars for Prospective World Cup Referees

FIFA is hosting this week a seminar in Doha, Qatar, to prepare referees for the 2023 Women’s World Cup that will take place in Australia and New Zealand. This seminar will be attended by candidates from three confederations (AFC, CAF and CONCACAF) and will be used to workshop the use of VAR, along with the new Laws of the Game. The seminar will run from 25 to 29 October 2021. Based on various online sources (such as IOL and PNGFA), among the candidates are:

Referees
1. Kate Jacewicz (AUS, 1985)2. Casey Reibelt (AUS, 1988)
3. Mahsa Ghorbani (IRN, 1989)

4. Yoshimi Yamashita (JPN, 1986)
5. Pansa Chaisanit (THA, 1987)
6. Bui Thu Trang (VIE, 1986)

CAF

Referees
1. Salima Mukansanga (RWA, 1988)
2. Lidya Tafesse Abebe (ETH, 1980)
3. Maria Rivet (MRI, 1984)
4. Bouchra Karboubi (MAR, 1986)
5. Ndidi Madu (NGA, 1987)
6. Vincentia Amedome (TOG, 1986)
7. Fatou Thioune (SEN, 1985)
8. Dorsaf Ganouati (TUN, 1984)
9. Akhona Makalima (RSA, 1989)

CONCACAF
Referees
1. Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (CAN, 1982)
2. Myriam Marcotte (CAN, 1992)
3. Marianela Araya (CRC, 1989)
4. Melissa Borjas (HON, 1986)
5. Odette Hamilton (JAM, 1979)
6. Tatiana Guzman (NCA, 1985)
7. Katia Garcia (MEX, 1992)
8. Francia Gonzalez (MEX, 1986)
9. Ekaterina Koroleva (USA, 1987)
10. Tori Penso (USA, 1985)

VAR
1. Carol Anne Chenard (CAN, 1977)


AFC

Referees
1. Christopher Beath (AUS, 1984)2. Nawaf Shukralla (BHR, 1976)
3. Ma Ning (CHN, 1979)
4. Alireza Faghani (IRN 1978)
5. Ryuji Sato (JPN, 1977)
6. Adham Makhadmeh (JOR, 1986)
7. Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT, 1987)
8. Mohammed Abdulla (UAE, 1978)

VARs
1. Abdulla Al-Marri (QAT, 1984)
2. Shaun Evans (AUS, 1987)
3. Hiroyuki Kimura (JPN, 1982)

CAF

Referees
1. Mustapha Ghorbal (ALG, 1985)
2. Jean Ndala (COD, 1987)
3. Bamlak Tessema (ETH, 1980)
4. Bakary Gassama (GAM, 1979)
5. Redouane Jiyed (MAR, 1979)
6. Victor Gomes (RSA, 1982)
7. Maguette N’Diaye (SEN, 1986)
8. Janny Sikazwe (ZAM, 1979)

VARs
1. Redouane Jiyed (MAR, 1979)
2. Ibrahim El-Said (EGY, 1979)

CONCACAF

Referees
1. Ricardo Montero (CRC, 1986)
2. Mario Escobar (GUA, 1986)
3. Said Martinez (HON, 1991)
4. Fernando Hernandez (MEX, 1983)
5. Cesar Ramos (MEX, 1983)
6. Ivan Barton (SLV, 1991)
7. Ismail Elfath (USA, 1982)
8. Jair Marrufo (USA, 1977)

VARs
1. Adonai Escobedo (MEX, 1987)
2. Fernando Guerrero (MEX, 1981)

OFC

Referees
1. Matthew Conger (NZL, 1978)
2. David Yereboinen (PNG, 1991)