Doha ∙ Japan’s Yoshimi Yamashita made new history for women as the first female referee in the history of AFC to officiate a men’s Asian Cup match. Yamshita became the first woman referee in the Group B match between India and Australia at the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan. Yamshita is one of the 5 women referees in the Asian Cup. Yamshita was one of the 6 female referees at the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup in Qatar. The assistant referees are Makoto Bozono and Naomi Teshirogi. Yamshita had many achievements in 2022. In addition to the FIFA World Cup, Yamashita has been involved in the Asian Champions League, Japan’s domestic J-League and the Women’s Referee Team.
Yamshita also refereed the opening match of the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand last year.
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Female Power in Japan’s Yamashita Referee
2024-01-14 06:50:09
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