Sarah Ho to Make history at 2007 Pre-Season CupThursday, 12 July
2007
Sarah Ho
Twenty eight-year old Sydney-based referee, Sarah Ho will make
history this weekend as the first woman to be selected in the
Hyundai A-League referees panel and will celebrate her first
appointnment as an assistant referee for the 2007 Pre-Season Cup
match between the Central Coast Mariners and Wellington Phoenix at
Bluetongue Stadium on Gosford.
"I'm thrilled to have this opportunity to officiate in the Hyundai
A-League," Ho said today.
"My main motivation is to referee at the highest level possible,
and as a result I am looking forward to the challenge of refereeing
in the Hyundai A-League.
"Like most elite referees, my ambition is to referee at the FIFA
World Cup," concluded Ho.
Football Federation Australia National Refereeing Manager, Richard
Lorenc was glowing in his praise of Sarah Ho.
"Throughout the whole selection process Sarah was considered based
on merit and had to pass the same theoretical, performance and
fitness tests as the men.
"Sarah has proved herself on the local and international stage and
we look forward to watching her future development at Hyundai
A-league level," concluded Lorenc.
Sarah began her refereeing career in the Blue Mountains of NSW in
the Nepean Junior competition. After showing promise at a local
level, Sarah refereed at the National Youth Championships for Girls
and also Boys Youth League. Sarah, is no stranger to senior men's
football having refereed in the NSW Premier League and State League
competitions for the past 5 years.
Based on her performances, Sarah was awarded her FIFA Assistant
referees badge in 2004 and officiated her first international match
in February 2004 at the Australia Cup in Brisbane.
Since then Sarah has been received appointments to the OFC U19
Women's Qualifiers, 2004 FIFA U19 Women's World Championships in
Thailand, AFC Asian Women's Cup Qualifiers, 2006 FIFA U20 Women's
World Championships and FIFA Women's Olympic Qualifying
Tournament.
Sarah will join the likes of Mark Shield and Matthew Breeze who are
currently refereeing at the AFC Asian Cup 2007.
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