Russia 2018: WC bound Asian match officials gather for two-day seminar
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Loading...AFC – KUALA LUMPUR, A total of 17 match officials participated in the Asian Football Confederation World Cup Referees Seminar in the Malaysian capital on Monday.
The six referees, 11 assistant referees and one video assistant referee, who were selected to officiate at the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018, took part in the two-day seminar which included a series of team building sessions.
Adding to the accumulated technical and fitness experience over the past four years of preparatory stage, this last event aims at accentuating the group’s camaraderie, communication and team management skills.
The referees will be also provided with key messages and advice to ensure top refereeing performances at the FIFA World Cup.
All selected match officials will take part in a final preparatory seminar at the FIFA World Cup match officials’ HQ in Moscow 10 days prior to the kick off of the tournament.
During the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the AFC’s contingent will operate in a variety of roles, e.g. referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, reserve assistant referees and video match officials.
Asian referees who will officiate at Russia 2018 are Al Mirdasi Fahad (Saudi Arabia), Alireza Faghani (IR Iran), Irmatov Ravshan (Uzbekistan), Mohamed Mohammed Abdulla (UAE), Sato Ryuji (Japan) and Shukralla Nawaf Abdulla (Bahrain).
Assistant referees selected are Abdulla Tulefat Yaser Khalil (Bahrain), Al Abakry Mohammed (Saudi Arabia), Al-Marri Taleb (Qatar), Alhammadi Mohamed (UAE), Alshalwai Abdulah (Saudi Arabia), Mansouri Mohammadreza (IR Iran), Rasulov Abdukhamidullo (Uzbekistan), Sagara Toru (Japan), Saidov Jakhongir (Uzbekistan) and Sokhandan Reza (IR Iran).
