Aline Guimbang Etong

Aline Guimbang Etong
Full name Aline Marie Noëlle Guimbang A Etong
Born (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997
Bafia, Cameroon[1]
Domestic
Years League Role
2018– Guinness Super League Referee
2022– Cameroonian Cup Referee
2023– Elite One Referee
International
Years League Role
2022– FIFA listed Referee
2023– CAF Women's Champions League Referee
2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations Referee

Aline Marie Noëlle Guimbang A Etong (born 3 January 1997) is a Cameroonian international football referee. She has been an international football referee since 2022.

Career

Domestic

Guimbang began her refereeing career in 2018, primarily officiating matches in the Guinness Super League and other women's competitions in the country.[2]

In October 2022, she became the first woman to officiate the final of the Cameroonian Cup.[3]

On 28 February 2024, Guimbang was named best female central referee at the 2024 Cameroonian Ballon d'Or awards, in recognition of her performances during the 2023–24 season.[4]

International

Guimbang has been on the FIFA referees list since 2022 and officiated her first match at the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC qualifiers[5].

Included among the officials for the CAF Women's Champions League from 2023, she went on to officiate the final in 2025.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Liste des candidats autorisés à subir les épreuves physiques des 18 et 19 août 2020" (PDF). minfopra.gov.cm. MINFOPRA. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Behalal, Ève-Pérec (4 March 2025). "ZOOM : Aline Guimbang Etong, l'arbitre qui tonne au milieu des hommes". lauradavemedia.com. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Qui est Aline Guimbang la première femme à arbitrer une finale de la Coupe du Cameroun ?". camerounweb.com (in French). 3 October 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Jean Bedel (1 March 2025). "Aline Guimbang et Adeline Djonreba : Les pionnières du ballon d'or 2024 sur le Terrain". Le bled parle. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Ngwa, Lesley (19 May 2023). "Elite One Playoff: Guimbang Aline headlines a decisive encounter". kick442.com. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Alexandre L. (21 November 2025). "Champions League Africaine: la camerounaise Aline Marie Noëlle GUIMBANG va diriger la finale". actucameroun.com. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
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