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CAF calls on investigation following the assault on the referees of the match ASC Les Jaraaf – Coton Sport!

CAF’s Panel of Refereeing Experts has expressed its indignation to the General Secretary following the physical assault of the referees at the end of the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Confederation Cup between ASC the Jaraaf of Dakar and Coton Sport FC of Cameroon. CAF General Secretary Veron …

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AFC Referees Committee strengthens development of Asia’s match officials!

The AFC Referees Committee underlined its determination to elevate the development of Asia’s match officials by approving the new criteria for the AFC Member Association (MA)’s International Referees Quota for 2023 to 2024 at its third meeting held virtually on Tuesday, May 25. Led by Chairperson His Excellency (HE) Du …

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German Referee Riem Hussein will direct the UEFA Women’s Champions League final!

Tonight on Sunday, May 16, a ‘Macron Hero’ will take the grass field of the Gamla Ullevi in Göteborg, Sweden, for the 2021 UEFA Women’s Champions League final between Chelsea FC and FC Barcelona: it is Riem Hussein, whom UEFA designated referee of the prestigious final and Macron will accompany …

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UEFA appoint Referee teams for UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League finals!

Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz (Spain) will take charge of the Champions League final and Clément Turpin (France) will officiate at the Europa League final. The UEFA Referees Committee has announced that Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz will referee the 2021 UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City FC and Chelsea FC. …

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Tanzania hosts maiden Refereeing Educational & Learning Platform workshop!

Tanzania Football Federation hosted the “Refereeing Educational & Learning Platform”, a project adopted by CAF Refereeing Department. Tanzania became the first county to install this initiative. Fifteen participants from the Tanzanian Football Federation (TFF) took part in the workshop that lasted from 3 – 7 May 2021 and was moderated …

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Europe on Macron shirts for UEFA EURO 2020 match officials!

After a year-long wait, June 11 will finally mark the official start of the final phase of the UEFA European Football Championship – 16th Edition. One referee amongst the 18 engaged in the championship will be selected to blow the whistle of the opening game, Italy vs Turkey, and will …

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Germany’s Riem Hussein to referee 2021 UEFA Women’s Champions League final!

The UEFA Referees Committee has announced that German official Riem Hussein will take charge of the 2021 UEFA Women’s Champions League final between Chelsea FC and FC Barcelona. The 40-year-old has been an international referee since 2009 and was fourth official for the 2017 decider between Olympique Lyon and Paris …

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15 Asian match officials named for Tokyo 2020!

15 match officials from Asia have been selected to officiate the Men’s and Women’s 2020 Tokyo Olympics football tournaments. Referees Chris Beath and Kate Jacewicz, along with assistant referees Ashley Beecham and Shchetinin Anton, have been named from Australia. Jordan’s Adham Makhadmeh will be joined by compatriots Mohammad Alkalaf and …

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Match officials appointed for Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020!

The FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 99 match officials (25 referees, 50 assistant referees, 20 video match officials and four support referees) from 51 countries to officiate the Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020. The women’s tournament opens on July 21, 2021 with Great Britain facing Chile at the Sapporo Dome, …

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Referee teams for UEFA EURO 2020 appointed!

The UEFA Referees’ Committee has appointed 18 referees and their referee assistant teams who will take charge of the 51 matches at UEFA EURO 2020. The full list of referees who have been selected (in alphabetical order): Felix Brych (Germany) Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) Carlos Del Cerro Grande (Spain) Andreas Ekberg …

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