10/15/2026
𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐔-𝟐𝟎 𝐀𝐅𝐂𝐎𝐍 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐫
Sierra Leonean female referee 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 is set to make history after being appointed as the center referee for Match No. 2 between Liberia and The Gambia on the opening day of the 𝐖𝐀𝐅𝐔 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐀 𝐔-𝟐𝟎 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢, today Thursday, 15 October 2026.
Her appointment marks a historic milestone for Sierra Leonean football, as she becomes the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐔-𝟐𝟎 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡.
Madam Fullah has continued to break barriers in football officiating, having previously become the first Sierra Leonean referee to officiate at an 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
Her latest appointment further highlights the growing recognition of Sierra Leonean match officials on the regional and continental stage, while serving as an inspiration to aspiring female referees across the country.
Another Sierra Leonean official, Mamoud Ali Conteh, has also been appointed as an assistant referee for the same fixture, further strengthening Sierra Leone’s representation in the tournament’s officiating team.