WAFU B: Our Target Is to Encourage Female Referees - President

WAFU B: "Our Target Is to Encourage Female Referees" - President

Sampson Adedeji

President of the Zone B of West African Football Union, Kurt Okraku, has said their target in the zone is to give more room for female referees to come into the game, BSNsports.com.ng gathered

Okraku revealed these plans on Thursday when he met the 16 match officials selected to supervise matches at the ongoing 2022 WAFU B U20 Championship in Niger.

“Our zonal body has the best national teams, clubs, administrators and footballers in Africa. We consistently dominate competitions because we set the standards for African football,” Okraku told the referees during the meeting in Niamey.

“It is also prudent that we put in the necessary measures in place to also ensure that the top referees on the continent come from our zonal body because we are dominant in all the other areas.

One thing that is also high up for WAFU B is that we must encourage more females to come through the ranks and officiate in our matches not only for women’s but also for men’s competitions.

 â€œWe are happy with the standards you have displayed so far in this tournament and I call on you to be resolute as we get to the knockout stage," he said.