The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) has organised a one week course for Elite ‘A’ Referees and Assistant Referees in Cairo, Egypt to update and refresh their knowledge and skills in the conduct of their duties.
The course took place from Sunday, 1 November 2015 till Friday, 6 November 2015 and was attended by match officials who constitute the highest panel of Referees and Assistant Referees on the continent.
The course took place from Sunday, 1 November 2015 till Friday, 6 November 2015 and was attended by match officials who constitute the highest panel of Referees and Assistant Referees on the continent.
The objective was to update the participants on the Laws of the Game as well as evaluate their fitness and technical abilities for upcoming major competitions including the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations Senegal 2015 and the Orange African Nations Championship Rwanda 2016.
The participants, made up of experienced match officials were taken through the usual ‘YOYO and ARIET Fitness tests for Referees and Assistant Referees respectively, whilst theoretical topics included Severity of Offences, Handball, Illegal use of arm, Offside amongst others.
Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius), Neji Jouini (Tunisia), Boubaker Hannachi (Tunisia), Mohamed Houssein Ali (Djibouti) and Wierzbowski Maciej Artur (Poland) were the Instructors for the course.
Forty-one (41) match officials; made up of 22 Referees and 19 Assistant Referees took part including a trio from Qatar, as part of the Cooperative Agreement between CAF and the Qatar Football Association.
The participants, made up of experienced match officials were taken through the usual ‘YOYO and ARIET Fitness tests for Referees and Assistant Referees respectively, whilst theoretical topics included Severity of Offences, Handball, Illegal use of arm, Offside amongst others.
Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius), Neji Jouini (Tunisia), Boubaker Hannachi (Tunisia), Mohamed Houssein Ali (Djibouti) and Wierzbowski Maciej Artur (Poland) were the Instructors for the course.
Forty-one (41) match officials; made up of 22 Referees and 19 Assistant Referees took part including a trio from Qatar, as part of the Cooperative Agreement between CAF and the Qatar Football Association.
By: Cafonline.com
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