Finau Lusiana Vulivuli (born 18 August 1982 in Savusavu) is a Fijian women's football referee.[1] She refereed the Nigeria–Canada Matchday 3 game in the 2011 World Cup, and she has also officiated first stage games in the 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2016 U–17 World Cups. Vulivuli has also attended FIFA Under-20 World Cup. In 2016, she has become the first Fiji referee to attend two World Cups in a single year after being selected for the Under-17 and Under-20 World Cups.She has also refereed male football games in Fiji, including the 2013 Battle of the Giants and Inter District Championships finals.[2]
Her brothers Albert and Thomas are international rugby union and football players respectively.[3] Thomas was part of the Fiji team that won gold at the then South Pacific Games in 2003.
Albert is currently playing for Racing Metro in the France T14.
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- ^ Profile in FIFA's website
- ^ Historical appointment for Vulivuli. Oceania Football Confederation, 22 August 2013
- ^ "Finau Vulivuli became Fiji's first female football referee — this is how she made it all the way to a FIFA Women's World Cup". ABC News. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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