A total of 18 referees from India have been picked by FIFA in their international list 2022 Read on to know all about the list and names of all the Indian referees
18 Indian referees have reportedly made it to the FIFA Refereeing International List for 2022, as announced by the All India Football Federation on Thursday. This is some exciting news isn’t it? Indian football fans would surely be thrilled to learn of this and it’s indeed something to be extremely proud of as well.
The sizeable list consists of names of officials who have ample amount of experience in order to become referees and assistant referees, the All India Football Federation stated on their website. The members of the list are permitted to take charge at the international level along with being provided with a FIFA badge on their uniform for as long as they are enlisted i.e. for the respective year.
Full List Of 18 Referees From India Chosen By FIFA For International Matches In 2022
The annual list selection process is carried out through the nominations sent by FIFA member countries and it is needed of the officials to clear a fitness test. So out of the 18 Indians chosen by FIFA, four are women (two referees and two assistant referees) and 14 are men (six referees and eight assistant referees).
Here’s taking a look at the full list of the 18 selected Indians who are now going to be officials at the highest level:
Men referees: Tejas Nagvenkar, Srikrishna Coimbatore Ramaswamy, Rowan Arumughan, Crystal John, Pranjal Banerjee and Venkatesh Ramachandran.
Men assistant referees: Sumanta Dutta, Antony Abraham, Tony Joseph Louis, Vairamuthu Parasuraman, Samar Pal, Kennedy Sapam, Arun Sasidharan Pillai and Asit Kumar Sarkar.
Women referees: Ranjita Devi Tekcham, Kanika Barman.
Women assistant referees: Uvena Fernandes, Riiohlang Dhar.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is just a year away which is why we have witnessed an activity of such kind. It is a matter of pride for Indians as they are now being recognized for their love towards football along with their knowledge and expertise when it comes to playing the game.
Even though India could not qualify for the World Cup next year, the selection of these 18 Indian referees is a huge step forward for the country in it’s journey to carve out its name in the history of the beautiful game.