Aline Guimbang Etong
Cameroonian football referee (born 1997)
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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.
| Full name | Aline Marie Noëlle Guimbang A Etong | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
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 | |
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]