Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Bandar Seri Begawan: A course to prepare young referees who will be officiating in the AFC U-14 Regional Festival of Football 2015 (ASEAN) in Brunei Darussalam has kicked off.
Muhd Zamri Dato Hamdani, General Secretary of the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) officially opened the course.
“I wish to express my gratitude and appreciation to the AFC for this unique opportunity to host the AFC U-14 Regional Festival of Football,” he said. “This marks the first time that NFABD will be hosting an international football event in Brunei Darussalam.
“I strongly urge all the participating referees to take full advantage of the AFC Referee Preparatory Course and utilise the knowledge for future officiating in the game. I believe this course will be beneficial to all the participating referees as part of their individual development as well as to their respective countries."
AFC representative Dr. Shamil K. Mohammed added: “I’d like to advise all participants to learn and cooperate with the AFC Referee Instructors to gain more knowledge and understanding about the current refereeing rules in order to be ready to officiate the festival matches.”
The five-day course is being delivered by AFC Referee Instructors Mohamad Rodzali Yacob of Malaysia and Michael S.M. Hanania from Palestine. The festival matches will be held from August 18 to 22.