Mon, 12 Feb 2018 10:12:49 +0000 By KELVIN SIABANA LUANSHYA-BASED female FIFA referee Leah Namukonde has urged local women to take a keen interest in becoming football referees for the development of soccer. Namukonde said refereeing was not only suitable for men but also for women who had contributed massively to the growth of football in Zambia. She said Zambia had talented and passionate women who could become better referees but they shunned the activity thinking that it was a man’s job. Namukonde said that although refereeing in Zambia was a part time job, it was exciting because referees added value to the standards of football especially in the Super League. In an interview with the Daily Nation Sports, Namukonde said Zambia has produced world class referees like, Gladys Lengwe who had officiated at the 2016 Rio Olympics Games in Brazil, the Under-17 World Cup tournament in 2014 in Costa, Rica where she did a […]
