FIFA appoints CONFED Cup match officials

FIFA have confirmed the trios of match officials who will participate in the forthcoming FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009.

 

Representing all six confederations, the thirty match officials were selected from a list of prospective candidates for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™.

 

Preparations for the match officials have been conducted under the guidance of FIFA´s Refereeing Assistance Programme (RAP), which was approved by the FIFA Executive Committee at the end of 2007. The basic objective of the RAP is to professionalise the environment in which referees develop and work at both national and international level.

 

The programme comprises two distinct but related parts. The first part is the preparation of match officials for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, with practical and theoretical sessions focusing on five core areas: technical, physical, psychological, medical and energy performance. The second part of RAP is the development of refereeing at member association level.

 

The FIFA Confederations Cup, also known as the "Festival of Champions”, will be staged at venues in four cities: Johannesburg, Tshwane/Pretoria, Rustenburg and Mangaung/Bloemfontein.

 

To be held between 14 and 28 June 2009, the FIFA Confederations Cup includes Brazil as Copa Americawinners, African champions Egypt, first-time Asian champions Iraq, 2006 FIFA World Cup™ winners Italy, Oceania champions New Zealand, hosts South Africa, European champions Spain, and CONCACAF Gold Cup winners, the USA.

 

Confederation	Role	Display name	Country
AFC	Referee	Matthew BREEZE	Australia
	Assistant referee	Matthew CREAM	Australia
	Assistant referee	Ben WILSON	Australia
CAF	Referee	Coffi CODJIA	Benin
	Assistant referee	Komi KONYOH	Togo
	Assistant referee	Alexis FASSINOU	Benin
CONCACAF	Referee	Carlos BATRES	Guatemala
	Assistant referee	Leonel LEAL	Costa Rica
	Assistant referee	Carlos PASTRANA	Honduras
CONMEBOL	Referee	Carlos AMARILLA	Paraguay
	Assistant referee	Emigdio RUIZ	Paraguay
	Assistant referee	Nicolas YEGROS	Paraguay
	Referee	Jorge LARRIONDA	Uruguay
	Assistant referee	Pablo FANDINO	Uruguay
	Assistant referee	Mauricio ESPINOSA	Uruguay
OFC	Referee	Michael HESTER	New Zealand
	Assistant referee	Jan-Hendrik HINTZ	New Zealand
	Assistant referee	Mark RULE	New Zealand
UEFA	Referee	Massimo BUSACCA	Switzerland
	Assistant referee	Matthias ARNET	Switzerland
	Assistant referee	Francesco BURAGINA	Switzerland
	Referee	Martin HANSSON	Sweden
	Assistant referee	Henrik ANDREN	Sweden
	Assistant referee	Fredrik NILSSON	Sweden
	Referee	Howard WEBB	England
	Assistant referee	Michael MULLARKEY	England
	Assistant referee	Peter KIRKUP	England
	Reserve trio
CAF	Referee	Eddy MAILLET	Seychelles
	Assistant referee	Evarist MENKOUANDE	Cameroon
	Assistant referee	Bechir HASSANI	Tunisia