For the first time, FIFA choses female Palestinian referee to officiate at the upcoming Women's World Cup matches
World football authority FIFA has chosen, for the first time, a female Palestinian referee to officiate at the upcoming Women's World Cup matches.
The ninth Women's World Cup, which will be held by Australia and New Zealand, is the first to be co-organised by two nations and the first to include 32 countries.Football in Palestine Last week, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh called on FIFA to condemn the Israeli killing of Ahmad Atef Mustafa Daraghma, a Palestinian football player, who died from very serious wounds resulting from Israeli army gunfire.
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