Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Toluca: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) partnership took a huge step forward by activating the second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Manama, Bahrain on May 9, 2017.
Outlining the alliance, AFC referee Ahmed Eisa Mohamed Darwish of the United Arab Emirates is participating in the CONCACAF Program of Referee Excellence (PORE) in Mexico.
The inaugural programme consists of two four-week sessions, with the introductory course kicking off in January to February, and the certification course which began on September 4 and concludes on October 2.
Hosted by the Mexican Football Federation, PORE was established to provide an intensive and comprehensive refereeing learning experience to top national-level referees who have demonstrated talent and potential in the Member Associations.
As part of the programme, the participants are being trained by professional referees from Mexico as well as FIFA Instructors on technical, physical, psychological, and nutritional aspects.
AFC Director of Referees Department Shamsul Maidin who joined the programme to exchange on best practises, highlighted that PORE is a suitable model to learn from with regards to young talent development.
“Similar to CONCACAF, AFC is a very diverse region consisting of 47 Member Associations. This programme provides a significant opportunity to identify how referees from different countries and cultures can receive one direction to improve their professionalism, change the mentality and reach the top-level of refereeing.” said Shamsul.
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