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The Antigua and Barbuda Football Association (ABFA) is pleased to announce its hosting of the FIFA RAP (Referees Assistance Programme)Course from May 8-11.
This referee development course which comprises both a theoretical and practical component will be attended by over 27 active referees who are currently working in the ABFA’s referees department. The theoretical component will be held at the Harrison Center conference room, while all practical components will be held at the ABFA’s Technical Center on Sir Sidney Walling Highway.
The course which is aimed at enhancing the continuous growth and development of referees in Antigua, will be supervised by Joseph Audi, a FIFA technical instructor from Canada and Javier Santos, FIFA referee development Officer for the English-speaking region in CONCACAF. National technical instructors, Ishan Phillip and Darez Dundas will also form part of the team of instructors for the upcoming course.
Phillip is currently a CONCACAF referee technical instructor while Darez is a CONCACAF academy instructor student for 2025. Both have recently participated in the FIFA referee regional instructors course held in Costa Rica.
Head of the ABFA’s Referees Department, Kelisha Antoine, expressed delight in hosting the upcoming course which supports her department’s agenda of continuous training and development for national referees. Antoine also indicated that the ABFA is on a mission to build a larger population of referees, therefore encouraging persons who have interest in becoming a referee to contact the office of the ABFA for further guidance. Of the 27 referees participating in the RAP Course, six are FIFA referees.
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