FIJIAN referee Torika Delai will join Natalia Lumukana from the Solomon Islands and Allys Clipsham from New Zealand to officiate at the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco.
Delai is Fiji’s only female FIFA referee and last month presided over the high-profile clash between Australia and Slovenia.
Lumukana has been a FIFA assistant referee since 2019 while Clipsham received her FIFA badge this year. Both were part of the history all-female officiating panel to lead a men’s OFC tournament earlier this year.
The FIFA Referees Committee announced the match officials who will oversee games at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2025 from October 17 to November 8 with 18 referees and 36 assistant referees from 36 member associations.
“It is always exciting for me when announcements such as this one are made, but this one is even more special than normal. This year’s tournament is the first of the annual competitions to be played in Morocco over the next five years, and the first edition with 24 participating teams,” said the Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee, Pierluigi Collina.