Frank de Bleker: Elchin Masiyev's Appointment to the UEFA Super Cup is Great News for the Development of Azerbaijani Refereeing

Elchin Masiyev's appointment as the fourth official for the UEFA Super Cup match is certainly very good news for the development of Azerbaijani refereeing.

Idman.biz reports that this was stated to "Report" by Frank de Bleker, Chairman of the AFFA Referees Committee.

He highly appreciated the appointment of FIFA referee Elchin Masiyev by UEFA: "This also shows that we are working with our referees in the right direction.

Let's not forget that we were previously represented in the final stage of the UEFA U-17 and U-21 European Championships with two main referees and two assistant referees – Kamal Umudlu and Elchin Masiyev participated in these games. The appointment to the UEFA Super Cup match between PSG and "Tottenham" clubs on August 13 in Udine once again proves that working in accordance with UEFA instructions in our domestic competitions is the only correct way. We can work with UEFA in a consistent and stable manner."

The Belgian functionary emphasized that this appointment will give impetus to the development of Azerbaijani refereeing: "It is a great honor for AFFA to be represented at the highest level of European football. This appointment will have a positive impact on Azerbaijani refereeing and I hope that new young boys and girls will want to start a refereeing career. Because we need more referees at all levels.

Aliyar Aghayev and Elchin Masiyev, together with their teams, have been appointed to the third qualifying round match of the UEFA Europa League next week. They are our 2 referees included in the first category of UEFA, which is a great success.
All these events are positive signals and give everyone extra energy to perform at a high level. We are currently preparing for the start of the Premier League and I will do my best to prepare our referees in the best way for the start of the season. For this, we organized a 4-day summer course to professionally prepare our referees for the season. Good preparation is essential for good performance. We will be ready for the opening of the new season."

Idman.biz