FIFA appoints Emirati referee to manage Futsal World Cup in Lithuania

FIFA appoints Emirati referee to manage Futsal World Cup in Lithuania
Fahad Badr Al Hosani has been a professional referee at the local and continental levels. (File/WAM)
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Updated 01 July 2021
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FIFA appoints Emirati referee to manage Futsal World Cup in Lithuania

FIFA appoints Emirati referee to manage Futsal World Cup in Lithuania
  • Al Hosani previously managed the 2020 AFC Futsal Championship qualifiers in Vietnam and the 2021 AFC Futsal Championship qualifiers in UAE

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.