Meet Emirati referee to officiate at FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021

Thursday, 1 July 2021 11:41

By ARN News Centre

Emirati referee Fahad Badr Al Hosani has been selected to officiate in the FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021.

It will be hosted by Lithuania between September 12 and October 3.

Ahead of the event, all selected referees will participate in a FIFA-organised training course from September 2, the organizers announced.

Al Hosani has been a professional referee at the local and continental levels and delivered a remarkable performance at the 2020 AFC Futsal Championship qualification in Vietnam in October 2019 and the 2021 AFC Futsal Championship qualifications in Khorfakkan in May this year.

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