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Salima Mukansanga
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“I know I'm capable, I trust myself, and I trust what I'm doing.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On being appointed to the Africa Cup of Nations. Meet Salima Mukansanga, the first woman set to referee an AFCON game ESPN (January 12, 2022)
“...it's a first step for women...”
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Recorded in: After refereeing at the Africa Cup of Nations. Salima Mukansanga: History-making Africa Cup of Nations referee hopes tournament appearance can inspire women Sky Sports (January 28, 2022)
“Here I am, and I deserve to be here.”
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Recorded in: Ahead of the men's World Cup in Qatar. Exclusive Interview: World Cup Referee Salima Mukansanga Law 5 – The Referee (November 2022)
“We are going to work together for the success of women.”
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Recorded in: In an interview with BBC Sport Africa before the World Cup. Rwanda's Salima Mukansanga Makes History As First Black Woman Referee For FIFA World Cup 2022 Black Enterprise (December 3, 2022)
“She said "I am here because I have to be here" is the word she say when she was take an interview questions about how or what is the way to referee in the World cup.”
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Recorded in: Rwanda's Mukansanga makes her World Cup debut", The New Times (December 05, 2022)
“I'm looking for women who support women in refereeing and women around the world because there is something we can do,we are ready and we have the effort to do better.”
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Recorded in: Imbamutima za Mukansanga, umugore wa mbere uzasifura umukino", igihe.com (January 17, 2022)
“We are here to build our careers and to lead with professionalism.”
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Recorded in: , #IWD2022 (Marc 7, 2022)
“It is an honour and a privilege because it's never happened before,”
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“World Cup 2022: Salima MUKANSANGAto open door's for female officials" Salima told BBC Sport Africa.”
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“When you have a lot on your shoulders, you need to carry it well so that others can see that the door is open and pass through.”
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Recorded in: [https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/63519142 world cup 2022.(18 November 2022)
“I liked basketball, and wanted to take it very seriously, but access to basketball facilities and coaches was hard. That’s how I ended up in refereeing, which I have also never regretted. I love it”
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Recorded in: [https://www.goal.com/en/news/mukansanga-all-you-need-to-know-about-rwanda-referee-who-made-history-at-afcon-2021/blt37d2813d271068ef (May 21, 2022 00:03-07:00)
“The level of competition and the level of football are different, but all the players play football and the refereeing is the same. The laws of the game are the same. I participated in the Women’s World Cup in France in 2019, but now it’s different, there are two countries, Australia and New Zealand, and there are huge expectations, I’ve never been there, so I expect something new, to see better football. It will be a very big competition where we will see something new, something different, something better”
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Recorded in: https://panorama.rw/fifa-womens-world-cup-2023-salima-mukansanga-ready-for-the-whistle/. PANORAMA (July 21 ,2023 )
“When she was a child she’d watch the referee, how they lead the game, make decisions, give cards, manage players — and she thought, “I wanted to be like that person on the field … I needed to learn more”
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Recorded in: World Cup 2022: Salima Mukansanga to 'open doors' for female officials BBC (18 November 2022)
“In a field dominated by men, you need to double your work — then have the passion, because without this passion you are going to get tired and then you leave it.”
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Recorded in: World Cup 2022: Salima Mukansanga to 'open doors' for female officials BBC (18 November 2022)
“It’s a great pleasure for me to be representing UNICEF as an advocacy champion and will use my voice to speak up for children in Rwanda, and all over the world.”
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“I’m not regretting anything. Here I am, and I deserve to be here. This is my time, and I have to seize this time to make it shine.”
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Recorded in: https://law5-theref.blogspot.com/2022/11/exclusive-interview-world-cup-referee.html?
“We have to change our mindset. We have to show that we are capable, that we have potential, and that we can achieve whatever we want.”
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“It means you are going to open the door for other women, especially in Africa. You are carrying a lot on your shoulders and you need to carry it well so that others can see that the door is open and pass through.”
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Recorded in: https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/21/who-is-salima-mukansanga-qatars-first-female-african-referee
“My message to young girls is that you shouldn’t let anyone tell you that you cannot make it. If you have a dream, go for it and work hard to achieve it.”
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“Every team is coming prepared to fight, compete, and win.”
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Recorded in: Mukansanga, Dlamini and Laassiri highlight fierce competition ahead of WAFCON CAF Online.com(25 November 2024)
“This is my time, and I have to seize this time.”
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Recorded in: Exclusive Interview: World Cup Referee Salima Mukansanga LAW-5 ( 7 November 2022)
“I have that responsibility within me, but I know how to deliver that responsibility.”
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Recorded in: QATAR 2022: Salima Mukansanga: Africa’s ‘star girl’ referee to shine in a man’s world(22 November 2022)
“I have loved refereeing since childhood.”
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Recorded in: QATAR 2022: Salima Mukansanga: Africa’s ‘star girl’ referee to shine in a man’s world(22 November 2022)
“It’s a great pleasure for me to be representing UNICEF as an advocacy champion.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: UNICEF Rwanda welcomes Ms. Salima Mukansanga as a champion for children UNICEF (04 August 2022)
“It’s an honour, it’s a privilege, it’s a pleasure.”
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Recorded in: Salima headline CAF Referees' AFCON Open Day CAF.ONLINE.COM (21 January 2022)
“Now this is my time.”
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Recorded in: I was excited, scared before first AFCON game – Female ref mukasangaPunchng (February 3, 2022)
“It was an exciting experience.”
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Recorded in: Salima Mukansanga: the first African female referee to officiate at Men’s FIFA World Cup(November 27, 2022)
“It was up to me to fight until being appointed to the Premier League.”
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Recorded in: Women's World Cup 2023: Referee Salima Mukansanga's tips for the top BBC.COM (21 July 2023)
“Without love and passion, tomorrow you're going to say, ‘no, I’m tired, I’m going to stop.’”
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Recorded in: Women's World Cup 2023: Referee Salima Mukansanga's tips for the top BBC.COM (21 July 2023)
“The moment I lost the opportunity with the under-17 basketball team, I started communicating with people about being a referee,”
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Recorded in: Women's World Cup 2023: Referee Salima Mukansanga's tips for the top BBC.COM (21 July 2023)
“You register with people in charge of sports in your sector, who then send it to the FA, who can then approve it.”
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Recorded in: Women's World Cup 2023: Referee Salima Mukansanga's tips for the top BBC.COM (21 July 2023)
“When I got that information, I was excited. I said, 'What I've been thinking about since childhood could now be a reality - so let me try'. Now, here I am.”
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Recorded in: Women's World Cup 2023: Referee Salima Mukansanga's tips for the top BBC.COM (21 July 2023)
“I was born a Muslim, so for my family to see a girl wearing a shirt and playing football, they were like: 'Oh my goodness, what is this?'”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Women's World Cup 2023: Referee Salima Mukansanga's tips for the top BBC.COM (21 July 2023)
“People didn't understand. Then people tended to let boys do what they wanted in sport, yet they doubted us girls.”
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Recorded in: Women's World Cup 2023: Referee Salima Mukansanga's tips for the top BBC.COM (21 July 2023)
“If you really want to reach your dream, forget what you've been told - fight, and then you can reach wherever you want to reach.”
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Recorded in: Women's World Cup 2023: Referee Salima Mukansanga's tips for the top BBC.COM (21 July 2023)
“People used to say, 'we'll give you a chance in the men's second division, but to go in the first division is tough as teams will not accept a woman referee'. Then people also talked about speed and fitness, saying we would not make it.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Women's World Cup 2023: Referee Salima Mukansanga's tips for the top BBC.COM (21 July 2023)
“This is what people thought - so it was up to me to fight until being appointed to the Premier League.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Women's World Cup 2023: Referee Salima Mukansanga's tips for the top BBC.COM (21 July 2023)
“Without love and passion, tomorrow you're going to say, 'no, I'm tired, I'm going to stop' because you're going to face many obstacles, such as the fitness requirements they want, as well as them wanting women to work doubly hard as men.”
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Recorded in: Women's World Cup 2023: Referee Salima Mukansanga's tips for the top BBC.COM (21 July 2023)
“But if you say it's in your heart, you're going to make it. It's about having ambition and a goal, and this is also something else I can say - dream big.”
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Recorded in: Women's World Cup 2023: Referee Salima Mukansanga's tips for the top BBC.COM (21 July 2023)
“I have people who have been to competitions of the highest level who are really motivating me. They're the people who keep pushing me [to think] that everything is possible.”
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Recorded in: Women's World Cup 2023: Referee Salima Mukansanga's tips for the top BBC.COM (21 July 2023)
“This gives me the strength and power to think about taking part in a big competition.”
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Recorded in: Women's World Cup 2023: Referee Salima Mukansanga's tips for the top BBC.COM (21 July 2023)
“Something else that keeps coming in my memory is the moment I decided to be a referee - despite people telling me, 'you're going to be wasting your time'. When I took the decision, I spent three days alone thinking about whether to be a nurse or a referee.”
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Recorded in: Women's World Cup 2023: Referee Salima Mukansanga's tips for the top BBC.COM (21 July 2023)
“I didn't make a mistake choosing to be a referee. The world is looking at me now - and the world will never forget my name.”
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Recorded in: Women's World Cup 2023: Referee Salima Mukansanga's tips for the top BBC.COM (21 July 2023)
“I was 15 years old and I was told ‘you're still young, maybe you'll get a chance in another two years.’”
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Recorded in: No dream too big for AFCON's first woman referee Mukansanga amp.dw.com (02/04/2022 February 4, 2022)
“After the game my colleagues were laughing, it got emotional then I cried in the locker room. I was really happy, very happy and excited because my dream came true," she says.”
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Recorded in: No dream too big for AFCON's first woman referee Mukansanga amp.dw.com (02/04/2022 February 4, 2022)
“I tried to manage the pressure,”
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Recorded in: No dream too big for AFCON's first woman referee Mukansanga amp.dw.com (02/04/2022 February 4, 2022)
“I had my colleagues around me, the people who appointed me. They kept saying: 'forget the pressure, make it a perfect game and show the rest of the world that you are ready so that the women watching you can say, yes, she made it because she was confident of herself, she made decisions according to the laws of the game and she delivered what she had.'”
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Recorded in: No dream too big for AFCON's first woman referee Mukansanga amp.dw.com (02/04/2022 February 4, 2022)
“I am a lucky woman,”
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Recorded in: No dream too big for AFCON's first woman referee Mukansanga amp.dw.com (02/04/2022 February 4, 2022)
“I come from a country that gives equal chances to women to do what they want which benefits them according to their ability and commitment. That's something that pushed me to be more active and to work hard on my career.”
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Recorded in: No dream too big for AFCON's first woman referee Mukansanga amp.dw.com (02/04/2022 February 4, 2022)
“Some countries still don't allow women and girls into football. They say it is not for girls. This is the moment to give them a chance and support them. The rest of the world can't understand that fact. This is the moment.”
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Recorded in: No dream too big for AFCON's first woman referee Mukansanga amp.dw.com (02/04/2022 February 4, 2022)