Uganda, April 8 -- To audibly state her plight, referee Shamira Nabadda always stands before a player - male or female, tall or short - and makes a direct eye contact before flashing authoritatively flashing a card or final warning.

She has outrightly earned respect nationally and globally for that, and should have contributed to her latest success - being named among the six support referees to officiate at Paris 2024 Olympics.

With her trademark dreadlocks and girlish smile, the pint-sized Nabadda continues to scale the refereeing heights - from an average midfielder at Western United and Masaka SSS and rookie at the Copa Coca-Cola schools tournament in 2016 to arguably the best female referee in the country.

According to Ronnie Kale...