Indian Football Referees Association (IFRA) elected new Managing
Committee for the year 2010-2011.
Indian Football Referees Association (IFRA), the only Recognized and
Registered Expatriate Qualified Football Referees' body in Kuwait held
their 29th Annual General Body Meeting on Friday 09-07-2010, at the
Winner’s Restaurant, Salmiya and elected new Office Bearers and Members
of the Managing Committee for the year 2010-2011.
Mr. Sarto Baptista is elected as the President of IFRA and Mr. C.O. John
got elected as Vice-President .
Other members were elected as follows:
Mr. Junifer M. Rodrigues (Hon. Secretary), Mr. Francis Fernandes (Hon.
Treasurer), Mr. Milagris Crasto, Mr. D. Sharma , Mr. Midas Fernandes,
Mr. Alvaro Dias, Mr. Philip Ferrao and Mr. Christopher Fernandes are
elected as Committee Members. Mr. Michael Dias is the Hon. Auditor
The Football Association and The Referees' Association - U.K., who
provide/supply with the "Laws of the Game"/Referees Charts and other
necessary referees' accessories, including visual presentations onscreen
during the refresher courses. The Bombay Referees' Association, provides
the association members with the "Soccer Magazine" and other relevant
information of latest changes of the Laws of the Game, etc. The
certificates issued by IFRA to its members are recognized in India, by
all State Referees' Associations, according to a press release by IFRA.
Indian Football Referees Association (IFRA), formed on December 5, 1980,
by a group of Seven-7 expatriate Indians, qualified as referee and the
members of Bombay and Goa Referees' Associations, later called as, the
Founder Members, with the blessings of the Kuwait Football Association.
The Association was then headed by (late) Jerome Pascoal D’Mello,
(popularly known in India and Kuwait as J.P). Ex-FIFA Referee and Member
of Asian Football Confederation Referees Committee and Ex-Hon. Secretary
and member of Bombay Referees' Association, as President, until his
departure to India in 1986.
The association Trains and Recruits new Referees, as its members, who
provide services for the supervision of Football matches for both Indian
and other Expatriate Tournament Organizers since 1980. The association
which provided its services form 1980 to various Tournament Organizers
prior to the formation of The Kuwait Indian Football Federation
(K.I.F.F.) in 1984. Under the able leadership and expert guidance of the
managing committee, since 1988, the strength of the Association
gradually has increased tremendously with Active Referees. The
Examination Sub-Committee, consisting of the Chairman, with Members, and
Secretary, regularly conducts two(2) Refreshers and Coaching classes
yearly for the benefit of the members and new recruits. The association
aims at recruiting and training a good number of players to qualify as
referees, which is supported by many players attending the said course
for qualification. the Examination sub-Committee conducts its Annual
Examinations for its members, during the month of August each year.
Photo by: Augusto Fernandes (Kuwait/Nuvem)
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Also read: Herald (Goa) Newspaper dated July 23, 2010 (Friday)
www.oheraldo.in
Arab Times (Kuwait) dated July 23, 2010 (Friday) www.arabtimesonline.com
www.indiansinkuwait.com
www.kuwaitsamachar.com
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