YOSHIMI YAMASHITA is among the historic inclusion of five female officials, including two referees, at the upcoming men’s Asian Cup in Qatar next year. ⁠ ⁠ On Thursday, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) selected referees Yamashita and Katherine Jacewicz of Australia as the female match officials for its marquee men’s event, reported Reuters. The assistants include Japan’s Makoto Bozono and Naomi Teshirogi and South Korea’s Kim Kyoung Min. ⁠ ⁠ “For the first time ever, women match officials are poised to make their debut at Asia’s most prestigious men’s national team competition,” he AFC said in a statement, according to AFP.⁠ The trend toward gender equality in refereeing has been growing with efforts to promote diversity and inclusivity in traditionally male-dominated sports, such as baseball and rugby.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ✍️Comment “email” to sign up to our daily newsletter.⁠ 📰Follow us for the latest Asian News NextShark⁠ ⁠ #news #worldcup #YoshimiYamashita #femalereferee #mensasiancup #Qata...