FAM DIRECTS SUPER LEAGUE REFEREES TO UNDERGO PERFORMANCE RECOVERY AND REFINEMENT PHASE

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has ordered two referees to undergo a performance recovery and refinement phase following performance issues during the Super League match between Negeri Sembilan FC and Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) on Jan 9, according to FAM Secretary-General Datuk Noor Azman Rahman.

In an official statement today, FAM announced that the Performance Evaluation Committee has reviewed the Referee Assessor's Report and conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the match officials' performance, including an analysis of key incidents that occurred throughout the game.

"The evaluation found that several inaccurate decisions were made by the match referee, S. Logeswaran, and the VAR official, Muhd Usaid Jamal, specifically regarding the enforcement of Law 12 – 'Fouls and Misconduct.'

"Consequently, FAM has decided to refer both referees to a two-week recovery and refinement phase to improve their performance," he said in the statement today.

In the meantime, the FAM Referee Unit and the Performance Evaluation Committee have sent official letters to all match officials involved, including the Referee Assessors, to attend a ‘Post-match Debriefing’ session at Wisma FAM, Kelana Jaya, this Thursday (Jan 15).

"The main objective of this session is to evaluate and guide the match officials so they can rectify every weakness," he added.

He emphasised that FAM never compromises on matters related to officiating quality and will summon any match official demonstrating weak performance for guidance and recovery.

-- BERNAMA