Seitz said the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup 2016 has only two referees from the Oceania region, Finau Vulivuli from Fiji and Maria Tamalelagi from Samoa.
A total of 17 referees and 28 assistant referees from 34 different countries have been officiating at the World Cup.
Seitz encouraged women in PNG to think of refereeing as an option.
“If women see this as an option, then we can encourage them and then get them trained, but first we need to recruit,” Seitz explained.
