Muscat, 6 October (ONA) -The Referees Committee of the Oman Football Association will complete the equipping of the referees for the remaining matches for the 2019/2020 football season in His Majesty's Cup, Omantel League and First Division League by selecting 60 referees in addition to 25 evaluators of the referees who will undergo medical examinations and physical tests at Nizwa Sports Complex.

Saif bin Talib Al-Ghafri, Chairman of the Referees Committee of the Oman Football Association, confirmed that all the remaining matches in His Majesty Cup, Omantel League and First Division qualifiers are all difficult, as qualified referees who have emerged well in managing previous matches in various competitions to come out with the fewest mistakes that do not affect the course of the matches in all competitions.

“A number of officials will participate in conducting these checks, including former international referee Abdullah Al-Hilali, the supervisor of physical fitness tests and former referee Salem Al-Batashi in the administrative side, in addition to participating in theoretical and practical lectures which will be delivered by the international lecturer Omar Bashtawi and Khaled Al-Hinai in which some aspects of recent amendments in refereeing will be covered,” Al-Ghafri said.

As for the preparation for the next season 2020/2021, the Chairman of the Referees Committee at the Oman Football Association explained in a statement to the Oman News Agency, “The committee seeks to find 200 referees from the Sultanate in all competitions with the start of the new season by conducting medical and physical examinations for all referees affiliated with the association from including 180 current referees and 70 new referees who have not yet been approved. The necessary tests will be conducted for them to choose 20 to 30 referees to participate in the management of various competitions.

(ONA)