Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced on Wednesday the apponitment of Englishman Mark Clattenburg to manage the committee to develop Egyptian referees. And on Thursday, the English referee said that his target is to see Egyptian referees in future World Cups.

“My target is to have an Egyptian referee in the World Cup.” Clattenburg told a press conference on Thursday.

“It is difficult to evaluate the performance of the Egyptian referees as I am not here for a longtime.

“I will follow the coming league games and I will evaluate the referees’ performance and statistics.” The Englishman said.

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“We have a training programme for the referees with coaches from FIFA to prepare them for the coming period.” Clattenburg announced.

Despite the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology in Egyptian football, the referees have come under fire from the majority of Premier League clubs this season.

“One of the problems that I suffered from in Greece was the VAR as there are always a problem between the referee and the VAR official.” Said the English referee.

Many contentious decisions have dominated headlines, with Cairo giants Al Ahly or Zamalek repeatedly asking for foreign referees to take charge of their respective games. The EFA said it would allow foreigners to officiate domestic games as long as the concerned club cover all expenses.

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“The referee needs a long time to revise the decision. But now the case will be changed as he will need only for 33 seconds to revise case.

“In Egypt we will need for a learning programme to reduce the mistakes.” Clattenburg concluded.