The Asian Football Confederation has appointed 15 member referees panel to officiate in the upcoming 2013 SAFF Championships in Kathmandu, Nepal from August 31 to September 11.
Amongst the 15 match officials which have been appointed for the SAFF Championship, six are referees and nine are assistant referees with Thailand’s Jindmai Russamee appointed as Referee Assessor.
The list of referees include Sudish Kumar Pandey (Nepal), Adham Mohammad Tumah Makhadmeh (Jordan), Althethol (Saudi Arabia), Pratap Singh (India), Tayeb Hasan (Bangladesh) and Hettikankanaamge Perera (Sri Lanka).
The assistant referees are Naniram Thapa Magar (Nepal), Ameez Ahamed (Maldives), Murad Waheed (Pakistan), Alimaqa Shirzad (Afghanistan), Ugyen Dorji (Bhutan), Abdulaziz Al Asmari (Saudi Arabia), Khalid Al Doghairi (Saudi Arabia), Ahamd Moannes Nadi (Jordan) and Lssa Mahmoud Ahmad (Jordan).