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🇰🇪⚽️ | Happy Birthday to one of Kenya’s finest on the whistle, Josephine Wanjiku!
Here are some of her career highlights:
▪️2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: Selected as a centre referee for the global tournament in Morocco. She was one of only two African centre referees chosen for this global event.
▪️2024 WAFCON Final: Appointed as the Fourth Official for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final between Nigeria and Morocco.
▪️Selected as the sole Kenyan official for the 2025 WAFCON
▪️Regional Experience: Frequently officiates in CAF Womens Champions League qualifiers, CECAFA competitions, and FIFA World Cup qualifiers
▪️2023/2024 FKF Women’s Premier League: Crowned the Referee of the Year for her outstanding officiating at home.
▪️2023 Mashemeji Derby: Trusted to command one of Africas biggest rivalries between Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards.
▪️Earned her FIFA badge in 2021. She is currently one of only two FIFA-accredited female centre referees in Kenya.
▪️2021 FKF Premier League Debut: Broke barriers as one of the few women to lead matches in the men’s top tier.
▪️Started her career in 2012 in Kenyas lower leagues.
We celebrate her incredible journey and wish her a year of more milestones on the global stage! 🥂🎂
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