FIFA Appoints Egypt's Referee Yara Atef for Women's World Cup

FIFA appointed Egyptian referee Yara Atef to participate in the upcoming Women’s World Cup that will take place in 2023. 

The upcoming edition of the Women’s World Cup consists of 32 teams and is set to be organized in Australia and New Zealand.

“FIFA has nominated Yara Atef, the assistant international referee, to participate in officiating the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in its ninth edition,” according to the Egyptian Football Association's (EFA) statement.

Atef took part in the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco, where she officiated a game between Nigeria and Cameroon.

She was also the assistant referee in one of the Pyramids' games in the Egypt Cup’s round of 32 last year.