FIFA-affiliated referees Vo Minh Tri. Photo: TT&VH

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has called upon the services of several Vietnamese referees to officiate at a number of matches around the region.

Referee Mai Hoang Trang and assistant Kieu Thi Thuy will officiate in the first round of the 2011 U19 Asian Women's Championships in the Philippines from October 20-24.

They will then referee games at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, from November 14-24.

FIFA-affiliated referees Vo Minh Tri and assistant Nguyen Hoang Minh will be officiating in the final round of the 2010 Asian Men's Championships in Zibo, China, before travelling to Guangzhou for the Asian Games.

Tri will also be in charge of the match between The Republic of Korea's Pohang Steelers and Iran's Zobahan in the quarter-finals of the 2010 AFC Champions League in Pohang on September 22.

Meanwhile, Dinh Van Dung and Nguyen Hien Triet will be attending the final training course for referees in 2008 organised by the AFC in Malaysia from November 18-24. They will also be guests of the 2010 AFC Gala.

Source: VNA