Malaysian referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (picture) and Yuichi Nishimura from Japan are representing Asia at the on-going FIFA U20 World Cup in Egypt. Subkhiddin’s first match in charge was the Group A clash between Paraguay and Italy on Friday, September 25. Nishimura officiated the United States versus Germany in Group C, the following day.
Both referees are among five AFC officials who are candidates for the FIFA World Cup 2010 finals in South Africa.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) assistant referees in Egypt are Thamon Borikut (Thailand), Heong Hae-sang (Korea Republic), Mu Yuxin (China) and Toru Sagara (Japan).
This is a special year for referees in Asia with AFC designating 2009 as Asian Referees Year. On September 1, Member Associations across the continent marked Asian Referees Day.
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