First female crew officiate at national c’ship

THE recent national basketball championships were decorated by a historical three-female refereeing crew for the first time in the country’s history.
Anna Mope, Marca Muri, and Emily Mohu officiated the historical game between Kikori and Port Moresby Rangers during the junior championships and repeated the feat in national championship games.
“It was a great moment for our basketball history to see three females on the court officiating the game,” Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea executive officer Nick Daroa said.
“Our female referees did a great job and looked good on the court.
“With their performance, they are sure to create more opportunities like this in the future.”
National championships technical officials head Ronnie Mea designated the referee assignments and stated that it was a great opportunity to show girls the importance of taking advantage of opportunities.
“When we were scheduling the referee assignments, it was an easy decision to make,” the Patricia Ramsay awardee of Fiba Oceania said.
“We wanted to show the competence and skill level of our female referees.
“In line with our partners Team Up and Fiba, our vision of creating opportunities and equality for women in basketball, it was something that we could not pass up.”
The championships were held at the Sir John Guise Stadium Indoor Complex in Port Moresby. – fiba