4 representatives from Azerbaijan participated in the "Center of Refereeing Excellence" (CORE) program implemented by UEFA to develop young and promising referees. Sport24.az reports that the country was represented by the head of the AFFA Referees Department, mentor Omar Pashayev, head referee Tural Gurbanov and assistant referee Asiman Azizli.
Within the framework of the program, Omar Pashayev participated in the exams of young referees from Georgia and the Faroe Islands after a 6-month training process. Our young referees participated in the CORE 60 project and underwent an intensive training process. Referees who showed successful results in the exams were awarded certificates by UEFA.
It should be noted that the CORE program creates conditions for the professional development of young referees selected from various European countries to operate at a higher level in international games.