Leah Namukonda, one of two female Fifa accredited officials, died at Ndola Central Hospital in northern Zambia where she was admitted.

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 COSAFA has learnt with shock and sadness of the passing of Zambian referee Leah Namukonde, who died on Wednesday morning after being involved in a car accident at the weekend. http://goo.gl/xj2Rmf

6:26 AM - Oct 31, 2018

She had gone to see a friend hours after officiating a domestic league match and she was involved in a road accident, according to Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) Vice-President Rix Mweemba.

“We are devastated as an association because she was one of the few female referees we have... it's very sad because we were one strong family," he said.

Before Namukonda’s death, Zambia had two Fifa female referees and two assistants.

Gladys Lengwe is now the only female Fifa-accredited referee.