Pavaza off to Cairo
Namibia's FIFA referee, Jackson Pavaza, flew to Cairo yesterday to attend a FIFA refereeing course.
The course serves as part of preparations for upcoming competitions on the African continent.
The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) organised a course for elite men referees which will see some of Africa's finest referees sharpening their skills.
The five-day event will take place from 19 -25 April in Cairo, Egypt.
The event will be attended by the elite panel of match officials and will be used to gauge the readiness of the participants for impending competitions, notably the Confederation Cup and Confederation's Champions League group stage matches.
Pavaza, who has shown impressive progress since the start of his career, is among the few Namibian referees who have refereed continental matches.
The prominent referee has played a big role in some matches at continental level after he refereed the match between Mauritania and Gambia in the African Nations Championship which was held in Morocco in January this year.
“I am looking forward to the workshop and I am hopeful that the course will provide me with the unique opportunity to put into practice the knowledge gained.
“So far my colleagues and I have done a good job and we will keep on improving as we contribute to the growth of football in the country through better officiating,” Pavaza told NFA media.
The referee also expressed appreciation to CAF and the Namibia Football Association for the opportunity given to him.
He believes that the opportunity will improve his knowledge with new ideas, which include offside rules and fouls off and on the ball.
After the course, Pavaza will know more about careless and deliberate fouls. Pavaza recently refereed the match between African Stars and Tigers, which saw Stars winning the 2017/18 premier league title.
NFA
The course serves as part of preparations for upcoming competitions on the African continent.
The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) organised a course for elite men referees which will see some of Africa's finest referees sharpening their skills.
The five-day event will take place from 19 -25 April in Cairo, Egypt.
The event will be attended by the elite panel of match officials and will be used to gauge the readiness of the participants for impending competitions, notably the Confederation Cup and Confederation's Champions League group stage matches.
Pavaza, who has shown impressive progress since the start of his career, is among the few Namibian referees who have refereed continental matches.
The prominent referee has played a big role in some matches at continental level after he refereed the match between Mauritania and Gambia in the African Nations Championship which was held in Morocco in January this year.
“I am looking forward to the workshop and I am hopeful that the course will provide me with the unique opportunity to put into practice the knowledge gained.
“So far my colleagues and I have done a good job and we will keep on improving as we contribute to the growth of football in the country through better officiating,” Pavaza told NFA media.
The referee also expressed appreciation to CAF and the Namibia Football Association for the opportunity given to him.
He believes that the opportunity will improve his knowledge with new ideas, which include offside rules and fouls off and on the ball.
After the course, Pavaza will know more about careless and deliberate fouls. Pavaza recently refereed the match between African Stars and Tigers, which saw Stars winning the 2017/18 premier league title.
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