DOHA: The Qatar Football Association (QFA) on Sunday honoured staff members of the Referees Committee at a special ceremony following the conclusion of the 2016-17 football season. The event, held at Radisson Blu, was attended by Mansoor Al Ansari, Secretary General of QFA, Hani Taleb Balan, member of the Executive Committee of QFA, Naji Juwaini, Executive Director of the Referees Committee, and Fahd Thani, Director of Development Department, among a host of other officials. The ceremony began with the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran. Then the Qatari national anthem was played followed by a speech by Hani Taleb Balan. During the speech, Ballan thanked the President of QFA for the great support in all areas throughout the season. The ceremony began with the honoring of Fahd Thani for the cooperation between the Referees Committee and the Development Department. In a good gesture, all the attendees were honored. The late Shandrot Mousa, who worked for the referees department, was also honored. Hassan Abdullah Mulla, Mohammed Abdel-Alim, Nayef Al-Qadri, Mashary Al-Shammari, Khalid Ayed and Abdul Aziz Al-Yafi'i were also honoured. The management of the Referees Committee also honored the principals of schools who cooperated with QFA during the regular football season. A long list of officials of the Referees Committee were also honoured.