AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation will conduct a FIFA-MA Referees Course and a FIFA–MA Assistant Referees Course from June 17-21, 2015 and June 23-27, 2015 respectively, at Aero City, New Delhi.

The courses will serve as a platform for top Indian Referees of Category 1 and top Assistant Referees of Category 1 to learn from FIFA instructors and sharpen their refereeing skills.

35 members each will participate in both the FIFA Courses, wherein they will undergo a physical fitness test also.

AIFF’s Head Of Referees Department, Col (Retd.) Goutam Kar expressed that the courses will be beneficial for Indian referees. “The FIFA Courses happen every year and they hone the skills of our top referees. It is imperative that referees develop and the FIFA courses help us to do just that.”

“The Courses are beneficial for the overall growth of refereeing in India”, he added.