Tess Olofsson becomes a regular referee in the men's top division next season.
This year, Olofsson, along with assistant referee Almira Spahic, has been given test matches in the men's top division. But now, both will become regular members of the men's top division referee team, reports SVT Sport.
It's going to be great fun. I was very surprised when my coach called and said that Almira and I would be promoted, says Olofsson to SVT Sport.
In recent years, Tess Olofsson has climbed the Swedish referee hierarchy and has been assigned several prestigious tasks.
Olofsson became in 2023 the first woman to referee a match in the men's top division. Last summer, she also became the first Swedish female referee to referee an international competitive match for men, the Olympic Games match between the USA and Guinea.
