Three women referees to officiate in girls' junior national football

Chandigarh, July 5 (UNI) Three women referees would be seen in action in the third Girls Under-17 Junior National Football Championship to be held here from July 10 to 27.

Addressing a press conference here today, Chandigarh Football Association (CFA) president Ravinder Talwar said former India captain from Manipur, S Kumari Devi has been appointed as Match Commissioner by the AIFF.

''Besides the Match Commissioner, three lady umpires have also been deputed among 12 referees to supervise the matches. Anamika Sen of Indian Football Association is an experienced l FIFA referee.

Other lady referees are Kelyani Chanu of Manipur and Chaitali Pal of IFA,'' Talwar said.

The AIFF has also deputed U K Nair from Gujarat as referee inspector.

AIFF General Secretary Alberto Colaco, in a communication, has directed the appointed officials to report to CFA secretary Rakesh Bakshi on July 8.

The officials appointed by the AIFF: Referees: Kelyani Chanu (Manipur), Anamika Sen (IFA), Chaitali Pal (IFA), JL Srivas (MP), VK Dhaiya (Haryana), Kamlesh Pandey (UP), Khamba Singh (Manipur), Lokendra Sapam (Manipur), Sajid Ahmed (Jharkhand), Abdusamad (Kerala), KN Ghulan (Kerala), Sunil Dutt (Delhi).

Match Commissioner: S Kumari Devi (Manipur); Referee Inspector: U K Nair (Gujarat).

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