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Salima Mukansanga

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“I am a woman, I am ready and I am capable because I worked hard for my career. I give all I have, I make a lot of sacrifices because I love it.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: No dream too big for AFCON's first woman referee Mukansanga amp.dw.com (02/04/2022 February 4, 2022)
“If you have passion, whatever obstacle you face, you will put it away. And then have people supporting you. I have a lot of people supporting me; my country, my people, my FA, my colleagues, they're supporting me.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: No dream too big for AFCON's first woman referee Mukansanga amp.dw.com (02/04/2022 February 4, 2022)
“All that support gives you strength to keep working and focus for the future. This is a moment for [women] to work, focus on your dream, hard work, sacrifice, you will get a chance. Once you get this chance, it is in your hands, focus and work for the future.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: No dream too big for AFCON's first woman referee Mukansanga amp.dw.com (02/04/2022 February 4, 2022)
“This is a big dream,”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: No dream too big for AFCON's first woman referee Mukansanga amp.dw.com (02/04/2022 February 4, 2022)
“Every male referee has that dream too because it's their biggest competition.But my dream is not focused on the men's World Cup. My dream is the Women's World Cup [in Australia and New Zealand]. That is my first focus.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: No dream too big for AFCON's first woman referee Mukansanga amp.dw.com (02/04/2022 February 4, 2022)
“And whenever my dream comes true, I have to shine.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: No dream too big for AFCON's first woman referee Mukansanga amp.dw.com (02/04/2022 February 4, 2022)
“It’s [an] opportunity to open the door and to show that all African [women] are capable.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Rwandan is the first woman to officiate an Africa Cup of Nations match qz.com ( July 20, 2022)
“It’s a privilege. It’s a pleasure to me, to the rest of African women referees,”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Rwandan is the first woman to officiate an Africa Cup of Nations match qz.com ( July 20, 2022)
“We’re here not because we had favor to be here,”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Rwandan is the first woman to officiate an Africa Cup of Nations match qz.com ( July 20, 2022)
“[It’s] because we deserve to be here.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Rwandan is the first woman to officiate an Africa Cup of Nations match qz.com ( July 20, 2022)
“So, back home, we have been working very hard, because a lot [of people] say, ‘Women, they can’t run at the pace of men, the speed and whatever,'” she adds. “Yes, we can’t be men, but we can do our best to be on the same level.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Rwandan is the first woman to officiate an Africa Cup of Nations match qz.com ( July 20, 2022)
“It’s just that I loved football so much that I wanted to have something to do with it.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Get to Know Rwanda’s Mukansanga Salima Rhadia, the First Female Referee to Officiate an AFCON Match www.bellanaija.com (February 1, 2022)
“I kept the spirit to pursue my dream career because that was where my happiness was.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Get to Know Rwanda’s Mukansanga Salima Rhadia, the First Female Referee to Officiate an AFCON Match www.bellanaija.com (February 1, 2022)
“I played football when I was in high school, but it was more for fun. I never played at a high level. I haven’t played as a professional player because, otherwise, I am a nurse. It’s just that I loved football so much that I wanted to have something to do with it,”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Get to Know Rwanda’s Mukansanga Salima Rhadia, the First Female Referee to Officiate an AFCON Match www.bellanaija.com (February 1, 2022)
“We started training as five girls out of more than 40 men, but no other girl continued. It’s a difficult thing because there were times when I was feeling discouraged. There were a lot of people who were discouraging me… saying that becoming a referee can’t help someone to make a living,”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Get to Know Rwanda’s Mukansanga Salima Rhadia, the First Female Referee to Officiate an AFCON Match www.bellanaija.com (February 1, 2022)
“I kept the spirit to pursue my dream career because that was where my happiness was. That’s what kept me going. They told me that it was a waste of time, but I knew that I would succeed,”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Get to Know Rwanda’s Mukansanga Salima Rhadia, the First Female Referee to Officiate an AFCON Match www.bellanaija.com (February 1, 2022)
“I want to thank my fellow referees for walking with me through this journey.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: AFCON 21: A Triumphant Return Home for Referee Mukasanga KT PRESS (January 30, 2022)
“I wouldn’t be here without them because we have worked together on the pitch for things to happen.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: AFCON 21: A Triumphant Return Home for Referee Mukasanga KT PRESS (January 30, 2022)
“I want to thank the leadership of our country which works to empower us everyday and gives us the platform to express ourselves. Our want to thank President Paul Kagame for his support and the First Lady for being exemplary and for always encouraging us to be confident and work hard, towards being what we want to be,”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: AFCON 21: A Triumphant Return Home for Referee Mukasanga KT PRESS (January 30, 2022)
“I want to thank my fellow referees for walking with me through this journey. I wouldn’t be here without them because we have work together on the pitch for things to happen. I want to thank the media for always sharing information with the public. Without you the people wouldn’t know what is going,”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: AFCON 21: A Triumphant Return Home for Referee Mukasanga KT PRESS (January 30, 2022)
“At first, I was a bit scared with the pressure and the attention but I was really happy…”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Salima Mukansanga: History-making Africa Cup of Nations referee hopes tournament appearance can inspire women skysport.com (Friday 28 January 2022 )
“I'm really proud of myself, I'm really happy because it is a big achievement and honour. It's a privilege, it's a first step for women - that we have made as women,”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Salima Mukansanga: History-making Africa Cup of Nations referee hopes tournament appearance can inspire women skysport.com (Friday 28 January 2022 )
“Once I got that chance and I got that opportunity I thought let me show them, let me open the door for the rest of the women, let me give all that I have.”
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Recorded in: Salima Mukansanga: History-making Africa Cup of Nations referee hopes tournament appearance can inspire women skysport.com (Friday 28 January 2022 )
“For me it was like a final game, I did it like a final and I thought 'this final will open the door for me and for the rest of the women - and at the next AFCON there could be two women or three women, why not?'”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Salima Mukansanga: History-making Africa Cup of Nations referee hopes tournament appearance can inspire women skysport.com (Friday 28 January 2022 )
“Something that [also] made me very happy was that the players respected me, and respected my decisions. Those big players are professional. They understand. They know. They can understand the situation.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Salima Mukansanga: History-making Africa Cup of Nations referee hopes tournament appearance can inspire women skysport.com (Friday 28 January 2022 )
“I was thinking 'why not me in a top competition, why not me in those big competitions that we have heard about, those tournaments that we used to see on TV'.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Salima Mukansanga: History-making Africa Cup of Nations referee hopes tournament appearance can inspire women skysport.com (Friday 28 January 2022 )
“That was my dream. To see myself in those big competitions, and here I am, but I never dreamt I would get here to AFCON.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Salima Mukansanga: History-making Africa Cup of Nations referee hopes tournament appearance can inspire women skysport.com (Friday 28 January 2022 )
“Everything about the game was exciting, every second of that game. it was vey important to me,”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Salima Mukansanga: History-making Africa Cup of Nations referee hopes tournament appearance can inspire women skysport.com (Friday 28 January 2022 )
“There are things that we do because they are a passion, or something you like, or something that you feel is good, and you like to do it.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Salima Mukansanga: History-making Africa Cup of Nations referee hopes tournament appearance can inspire women skysport.com (Friday 28 January 2022 )
“Kissing the ball - I was just happy. Happy and showing I was ready. The game would start with the kick off that ball and that ball helped get me motivated.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Salima Mukansanga: History-making Africa Cup of Nations referee hopes tournament appearance can inspire women skysport.com (Friday 28 January 2022 )
“But with every performance there are areas to improve. I gave all I had and I am really proud of the performance that I made.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Salima Mukansanga: History-making Africa Cup of Nations referee hopes tournament appearance can inspire women skysport.com (Friday 28 January 2022 )
“I'm really happy but for the next time there is a lot to improve, every referee has a lot to improve and you cannot be 100 per cent good. I'm proud of the performance, but I need to work hard to go far and improve because with every game we are learning. We learn from every game.”
Salima Mukansanga (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Salima Mukansanga: History-making Africa Cup of Nations referee hopes tournament appearance can inspire women skysport.com (Friday 28 January 2022 )