04/04/2024
FIBA
A list of 28 referees for U17 Women’s World Cup is published
MIES (Switzerland) – FIBA has published the referees nominated for the 2024 U17 Women’s World Cup to be held in Mexico from 13 to 21 July. The games will be officiated by a group of 28 referees. The selected referees represent all five FIBA Regions and include 13 women, a slight increase from the previous U17 Women’s World Cup in 2022 held in Spain.
| The 28 FIBA Referees selected for the FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup | |||
| Issam AL SIYABI (OMA) | Juozas BARKAUSKAS (LTU) | Martin DAVISON (NZL) | Jacquiline DOVER (AUS) |
| Claudio EIUBA (ANG) | Paulina GAJDOSZ (POL) | Aline GARCÍA (URU) | Franko GRACIN (CRO) |
| Cisil GÜNGÖR (TUR) | Jing HU (CHN) | Kelsey KISILEVICH (CAN) | Ji Youn LEE (KOR) |
| Kevin LEI (CAN) | Chuen LEONG (SGP) | Jesus LOPEZ DIAZ (MEX) | Mihkel MÄNNISTE (EST) |
| Silvia MARZIALI (ITA) | Monicca NASSUUNA (UGA) | Yana NIKOGOSSYAN (KAZ) | Natascha ONONO (RSA) |
| Alexandra STAN (ROU) | Petar PESIC (SRB) | Edwin QUILES (PUR) | Franco RONCONI (ARG) |
| Larissa SALES (BRA) | Orlando VARELA (HON) | Ventsislav VELIKOV (BUL) | Ruben WOOLCOCK (AUS) |
The group has an average of 35,4 years of age and 7,5 years of experience on the international level. The referees will undergo a standard FIBA pre-competition preparation program focusing on teamwork, play calling, work protocols, and mental and physical preparation between April and July.
Carl Jungebrand, FIBA Head of Refereeing, said: "[QUOTE needed]”
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