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Alireza Faghani picked for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Alireza Faghani has been appointed to officiate at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The Iranian international referee will be making his third straight FIFA World Cup appearance,

Iranian duo Mohammadreza Abolfazli and Mohammadreza Mansouri have been chosen as assistants in the competition.

The FIFA Referees Committee announced the lists with the names of the selected match officials for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

A total of 36 referees, 69 assistant referees, and 24 video match officials (VMOs) have been chosen in close cooperation with the six confederations, based on their quality and the performances delivered at FIFA tournaments as well as at other international and domestic competitions in recent years.

For the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Referees Committee has also appointed three women’s referees and three women’s assistant referees.

Stéphanie Frappart from France, Salima Mukansanga from Rwanda, and Yoshimi Yamashita from Japan, as well as assistant referees Neuza Back from Brazil, Karen Díaz Medina from Mexico and Kathryn Nesbitt from the U.S. will work in Qatar.

Ali Asghar Hasanzadeh wins AFC futsal player of the year 2018

Iran’s status as a global force in world futsal was further underlined after Ali Asghar Hasanzadeh, who was part of the IR Iran side which finished third in the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, landed his fourth AFC Futsal Player of the Year accolade.

 

World Cup referee  Alireza Faghani also received  the AFC Referees Special Award for his outstanding refereeing in the World Cup. Also , his two assistances in Russia , Reza Sokhandan  and Mohammadreza Mansouri  where honored

After another year of remarkable progress for Asian football, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) celebrated the Continent’s most exceptional achievements in a dazzling AFC Annual Awards 2018 ceremony tonight in Muscat, Oman.

Al Sadd’s Abdelkarim Hassan claimed the coveted AFC Player of the Year Award while China PR’s Wang Shuang clinched the top accolade in the women’s category.

AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said: “We celebrate and applaud all our winners tonight who have work tirelessly to raise the bar each year. Asian football continues to attain world-class achievements, and this is a testament to our players, teams and Member Associations.

“We congratulate them all and all those nominated, and we thank our host the Oman Football Association and the Omani government for staging a truly memorable celebration in this wonderful city of Muscat.”

Kashima Antlers’ Go Oiwa who guided his side to their maiden AFC Champions League title earlier this month was duly rewarded with the 2018 AFC Men’s Coach of the Year award, while AFC Women’s Asian Cup Jordan 2018 winning coach Asako Takakura confirmed her legendary status in women’s football with her sixth AFC Women’s Coach of the Year award.

Former AFC Acting President Zhang Jilong was bestowed with the Continent’s highest accolade – the AFC Diamond of Asia Award – in recognition for his incredible service and leadership over the last four decades to Chinese and Asian football.

The winners of the AFC Annual Awards 2018 are:

AFC Diamond of Asia: Zhang Jilong (CHI)

AFC President’s Special Recognition Award:
• Futoshi Ikeda (JPN)
• Wild Boars F.C. (THA)
AFC Member Association of the Year:
• Inspiring: Japan Football Association
• Developing: DPR Korea Football Association
• Aspiring: Mongolian Football Federation
AFC President Recognition Award for Grassroots Football:
• Inspiring Member Association: Chinese Football Association
• Developing Member Association: Football Association of Singapore
• Aspiring Member Association: Palestine Football Association
AFC Futsal Player of the Year: Ali Asghar Hasanzadeh (IRN)

AFC Coach of the Year:
• Women: Asako Takakura (JPN)
• Men: Go Oiwa (JPN)
AFC Women’s Player of the Year: Wang Shuang (CHI)
AFC Player of the Year: Abdelkarim Hassan (QAT)

Awards not presented in Muscat:

AFC Referees Special Award:
Alireza Faghani (IRN)
Reza Sokhandan (IRN)
Mohammadreza Mansouri (IRN)

AFC Youth Player of the Year:
• Women: Saori Takarada (JPN)
• Men: Turki Al Amar (KSA)
AFC Asian International Player of the Year: Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt and JPN)