Nigerian l FIFA badge referee, Yemisi Akintoye, has been selected for the 2023 African Women’s Champions League taking place in Cote d’Ivoire from 5th November 5 to 19,, 2023.
The UNILAG graduate referee was one of the 17 officials shortlisted across Africa and one of the 12 selected after an intensive one-week pre-tournament course.
Miss Akintoye shall be officiating at the tournament alongside Salma Musaganda of Rwanda who was the first African woman Referee to officiate at the men’s World Cup.
Yemisi Akintoye was badged as a FIFA Referee in 2021 and she has been at a few international competitions which include the WAFU Women Champion’s League and, Aisha Buari Tournament among others.
