Basra, Iraq: The Referees Committee of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation held its second meeting on Wednesday, headed by Hani Talib Ballan, and in the presence of Ismail Al-Hafi, a representative of FIFA.
The meeting was also attended by Muhammad Subuh Al-Din, representative of the Asian Football Confederation, and members of the committee: Najah Rahm, Muhammad Bajieh Al-Shammari, Khalifa Muhammad Al-Dosari and Hamad Ahmed Al-Mazrouei, in addition to the international referee trainer Ali Al-Tarifi and Ahmed Mustafa Al-Attar, the committee’s rapporteur.
During the meeting, the attendees discussed many issues related to refereeing at the Khaleeji Zain 25 tournament in Basra.
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