AFC referees take home key lessons

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC referees take home key lessons

Kuala Lumpur: Participants benefited from the AFC Refereeing Conference which came to a close on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

The two-day event, the biggest-ever held, saw the participation of 65 referee assessors and 304 referees and assistant referees, was aimed at providing the Asian refereeing community with an overview of the season, studying the patterns to build up on the strengths and target areas for improvement as well as debating the latest trends.

Ahead of the event, eight referees and assistant referees were presented the AFC Referees Memento Award for their outstanding service in raising the refereeing standards in Asia.

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AFC match officials honoured at biggest-ever Refereeing Conference

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC match officials honoured at biggest-ever Refereeing Conference

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Tuesday celebrated the achievements of its leading match officials at the start of the biggest-ever AFC Refereeing Conference which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

The opening ceremony honoured eight referees and assistant referees who were presented the AFC Referees Memento Award. The officials were recognised for their outstanding service in raising the refereeing standards in Asia.

Asia's women match officials see bright future

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Asia's women match officials see bright future

Chonburi: The FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 marked a historic edition, with record audiences and innovations like the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system with match officials set to play a larger role in future tournaments.

Kari Seitz, Women’s World Cup project leader for FIFA, shares her insights on the role of women referees in an exclusive interview with the-AFC.com.

Refereeing and the pathway to success

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Refereeing and the pathway to success

Chonburi: With eight matches completed at the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Thailand 2019, the-AFC.com profiles the three different roles in the world of refereeing.

AFC Elite referee Edita Mirabidova, AFC Academy assistant Educator Widiya Habibah Shamsuri and AFC Referees Department Women’s Manager Pannipar Kamnueng share their insights on the challenges and what it takes to be a top female referee.

4 Asians referees for Paraguay 2019

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

4 Asians referees for Paraguay 2019

Kuala Lumpur: Four Asian match officials have been appointed for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Paraguay 2019

United Arab Emirates' Ebrahim Almansory, Malaysia's Suhaimi Mat Hassan, Bakhtiyor Namazov from Uzbekistan and Shao Liang of China PR will form the Asian contigent.

They will be joined by 20 referees from 20 countries to take charge of the matches.

Faghani moves to A-League

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Faghani moves to A-League

Sydney: Football Federation Australia (FFA) has confirmed that one of the top referees in the world, Alireza Faghani, will become a full-time, contracted referee for the 2019/20 A-League season.

Faghani recently made the decision to migrate to Australia from the Islamic Republic of Iran for family reasons and as a result FFA offered him a contract to officiate in the A-League.

Asia’s Referee Directors gain valuable insights at latest workshop

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Asia’s Referee Directors gain valuable insights at latest workshop

Kuala Lumpur: Asian refereeing continues to raise its standards with the two-day AFC Member Associations (MA) Referee Directors Workshop 2019 which concluded on Tuesday.

A total of 39 referee directors from across the Continent participated in the bi-annual event aimed at providing the Member Associations' (MAs) Referees Departments with support and guidance to professionalise refereeing administration and education programmes at the MA level. 

AFC Referees Committee Deputy Chairperson Hany Taleb B S Al-Raeesi, who gave the closing remarks, said: “I believe we have gained some useful insights during this workshop and I know every one of you is fully committed to ensuring the success of our officials.