Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)'s President Faisal Saleh Hayat has praised new referee communication system that utilised by Referees and Assistant Referees in the ongoing 15th AFC Asian Cup at Doha, Qatar. The final of the event, between Japan and Australia, will be staged on Saturday (29th January).
"The new system was tested by the AFC during 6th AFC President's Cup 2010 at Myanmar last September and has proven to be effective. The system is also seen in the European leagues and FIFA World Cup developed by French wireless data transmission systems company Adeunis RF," said Faisal who was elected to the prestigious post of AFC Executive Committee - AFC's highest decision-making committee - during 24th AFC Congress in Doha.
Faisal, who is also FIFA and World Disciplinary Committee member and Chairman AFC Disciplinary Committee, praised the efforts put in by Asian referees. "The refereeing has been flawless. It speaks volumes about the high standards of refereeing on the continent. Our referees consistently performed well in international competitions like the FIFA World Cup last year," said Faisal who pointed out the role of Vision Asia in raising the overall standards of the game in Asia and added it was his dream to see an Asian refereeing the World Cup final. "To achieve that goal we need to significantly improve referees performances through intensive training sessions," he said.