Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) presented referees and assistant referees the AFC Referees Memento Award in conjunction with the AFC Referee Assessors Seminar on Friday.
The officials were honoured with the award for their outstanding service in raising the standard of refereeing in Asia.
The award is given to match officials who have served at least five years on the AFC Elite Panel and officiated more than 30 matches.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Referee assessors and instructors gathered for a two-day AFC Referee Assessors Seminar which started on Thursday in the Malaysian capital.
The seminar will see assessors and instructors participate in various exercises focusing on reviewing and updating their knowledge of the referee assessment curriculum.
The seminar will also focus on developing a more accurate and consistent assessment in 2019 while emphasising on new trends in refereeing such as the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system, which marked its debut in the AFC competitions last month during the quarter-finals of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Asia’s elite officials and instructors gained valuable insights at the AFC Futsal Referees & AFC Futsal Referee Instructors Seminars in the Malaysian capital on Sunday.
Conducted annually, the aim of the Seminars are to review the AFC Competitions that took place the previous year and prepare the AFC’s match officials for the upcoming season.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dubai: AFC Asian Cup history will be made tomorrow when the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system makes its debut from the first quarter-finals of the Continental showpiece, which sees Vietnam take on Japan at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai at 5:00pm local time.
Leading Asian refereeing in the milestone implementation is none other than Mohammed Abdulla Mohamed from the UAE, who will supported by Assistant Referees, Mohamed Alhammadi and Hassan Almahri, who featured in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
The Emirati trio, who will be supported by compatriot and fourth official Ammar Aljneibi, officiated the Group C match between France and Peru in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Australia’s Christopher Beath has been appointed as the VAR and will be assisted by Muhammad Taqi Bin Jahari from Singapore as well as Italian Paolo Valeri.
In addition to organising a comprehensive series of VAR specific workshops since September last year, the AFC has also successfully completed a robust test of the system during the Round of 16 stage across the four quarter-final venues.
These include the Zayed Sport City Stadium and Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain’s Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium and the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai.