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The strength of a woman as FIFA select six referees for World Cup

Referee Salima Mukansanga, of Rwanda, gestures during the African Cup of Nations 2022 group B match between Zimbabwe and Guinea. [AP]

Rwanda's Salima Mukansanga has scored once again and made a mark in the book of history after she was selected among three females to officiate during the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Mukansanga alongside Stephanie Frappart from France and Yoshimi Yamashita of Japan will be centre referees during the men’s 92nd World Cup.

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