RIYADH — The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has issued a decision appointing Swiss Manuel Navarro as director of the referees department.

This decision by the federation aims at hiring the best competencies in refereeing.

Meanwhile, SAFF Secretary-General Ibrahim Al-Qasim and his assistant Ibrahim Al-Qabaa participated in the two-day virtual conference organized by the Asian Football Confederation for the secretaries general of member national federations of West Asia region. The conference reviewed the latest developments pertaining to soccer. — SPA