AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 will see the biggest-ever cast of experienced women match officials.
The list has as many as nine match officials who were previously appointed to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. Among them are referees Casey Reibelt and Kate Jacewicz of Australia, China’s Qin Liang and Japan’s Yoshimi Yamashita and assistant referees Fang Yan of China, Makoto Bozono and Naomi Teshirogi of Japan and Kim Kyoung-min and Lee Seul-gi of Korea Republic.
Kim will be among the most experienced match officials as she is poised for her sixth straight appearance in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup followed by her compatriot Lee in what will be her fourth appointment in the tournament.
This contingent of match officials includes three Indians – Ranjita Devi Tekcham (Referee), Fernandes Uvena (Assistant Referee) and Rebello Maria Piedade (Technical Instructor).
Meanwhile, Video Assistant Referee (VAR) will makes its debut in the tournament from the quarter-finals as well as potential play-off matches.
Referees:
Casey Reibelt, Lara Lee and Kate Jacewicz (Australia), Qin Liang (China), Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong), Ranjita Devi Tekcham (India), Mahsa Ghorbani and Mahnaz Zokaee (Iran), Mahnaz Zokaee and Asaka Koizumi (Japan), Oh Hyeon-jeong and Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea), Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar), Abirami Apbai Naidu (Singapore), Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand) and Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan),
Assistant referees:
Joanna Charaktis (Australia), Fang Yan and Xie Lijun (China), Uvena Fernandes (India), Ensieh Khabaz (Iran), Makoto Bozono and Naomi Teshirogi (Japan), Ramina Tsoi (Kyrgystan), Kim Kyoung-min, Lee Seul-gi and Park Mi-suk (South Korea), Merlo Albano (Philippines), Heba Saadieh (Palestine), Supawan Hinthong (Thailand), Kristina Sereda (Uzbekistan) and Truong Thi Le Trinh (Vietnam).
Video assistant referees:
Ali Sabah (Iraq), Kim Hee-gon (South Korea), Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar), Hanna Hattab (Syria), Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand) and Omar Al-Ali (UAE).
Stand-by referees:
Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgystan) and Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam)
Stand-by assistant referees:
Nuannid Dornjangreed (Thailand) and Zilola Rahmatova (Uzbekistan)
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