Ri-Hyang-ok bids farewell at FIFA Women’s World Cup
Kuala Lumpur: Ri Hyang-ok, from DPR Korea, is one of the 12 Asian referees and assistant referees selected to officiate in the FIFA Women’s World Cup which begins in France next week.
AFC match officials appointed for 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Miami: Qatar referee Abdulrahman Al Jassim alongside assistant referees Taleb Al Marri and Saoud Al Maqaleh have been selected to officiate in the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup as part of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and CONCACAF.
Kuala Lumpur: Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita alongside assistant referees Makoto Bozono and Naomi Teshirogi became the first all-female cast to officiate an AFC Cup match, featuring Myanmar’s Yangon United FC and Naga World of Cambodia at the Thuwunna Stadium on Wednesday.
Elite referees benefit from highly-productive VAR Course
Kuala Lumpur: The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) has taken root in football and its implementation is spreading throughout the world, with the AFC continuing to develop and train its elite referees with the latest AFC Video Assistant Referees Course that came to an end in the Malaysian capital on Saturday.
13 Asian Match Officials appointed for Poland 2019
Kuala Lumpur: 13 Asian officials have been appointed for the upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019, with the contingent led by referees Ahmed Al Kaf (Oman), Muhammad bin Jahari (Singapore) and Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan).
Recipients honoured with AFC Referees Memento Award
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.