RIYADH: The international football association selected Emirati, Fahad Badr Al Hosani, to officiate the FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021, state news agency WAM reported on Wednesday.
Al Hosani, a professional referee at local and continental levels, will be participating in a FIFA-organized training course from Sept 2-11 to gear up for the upcoming championship.
The 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup will be the ninth championship and is set to take place during Sept 12 to Oct. 3 later this year.
The tournament, originally scheduled to be held in 2020, was postponed by FIFA due to the COVID-19 pandemic to this year.