Dar es Salaam – The Tanzania Soccer Federation (TFF) First Vice President, Athuman Nyamlani, has formally closed a five-day FIFA Junior Referees Course, which introduced collectively 31 rising referees as a part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the nation’s officiating requirements.
Chatting with www.sports activities.ng after the occasion, Nyamlani emphasised that the course is designed to arrange the following era of referees who will take over from the present crop as they strategy retirement.
“The advantage of this course is to arrange referees who will change our present officers within the close to future,” Nyamlani defined. “One other objective is to make sure Tanzania produces extra referees able to officiating in main CAF and FIFA competitions.”
He added that the initiative aligns with Tanzania’s broader soccer growth technique, which goals to make sure excellence not simply on the pitch, but additionally in officiating.
“As a nation, we’re on a giant soccer growth plan. Our Males’s and Girls’s nationwide groups are performing effectively in varied competitions. We wish the identical progress mirrored in refereeing as effectively,” Nyamlani mentioned.
Presently, Tanzania has solely 10 referees with FIFA badges, with Ahmed Arajiga being probably the most energetic on the continental degree, commonly officiating in CAF tournaments.
The conclusion of the FIFA Junior Referees Course marks one other milestone in Tanzania’s quest to nurture world-class officers, making certain the nation stays aggressive and well-represented in world soccer governance and officiating circles.
