Kenya’s Stephen Yiembe is among four referees who have been picked by FIFA to officiate in the 2024 Olympics set for Paris in the summer.

Yiembe joins Ismail Mahmood Ali (Sudan), Ahmed Liban Abdoulrazack (Djibouti) and female referee Shamira Nabadda from Uganda in the competition that will run from July 26th to August 11th in France.

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“We are very happy and proud to have our referees selected for the Paris Olympics,” CECAFA head of refereeing, Ali Ahmed is quoted by the regional body portal.

Apart from the quartet, FIFA has appointed 21 referees, 42 assistants, 20 video match officials and 6 support who will be in-charge of both the men and women’s football; ten of these officials coming from the CAF region.

On the field, CAF will be represented by Egypt and Mali in the men’s category, while for the women’s category Nigeria are facing South Africa, and Zambia taking on Morocco to decide who takes the two slots. 

Canada are the women’s defending champions, while Brazil were the two-time men’s defending champions but failed to qualify.

The men’s tournament is a U-23 competition but three players in each squad over the age of 23 are allowed to compete for their nations, while the women’s category allows players of all ages to compete.

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