Reportedly, the appointment was made today during an extraordinary meeting of the Football Association.
It should be recalled that yesterday, June 13, the First Vice-President of the Football Association Umid Akhmadjanov submitted his resignation. He justified his decision by saying that working at the Olympic Council of Asia takes a lot of his time.
Ravshan Irmatov is a referee and record holder in the number of matches served on the World Cup, ten-time best referee of the year in Uzbekistan, five-time best referee of the year in Asia, winner of the Global Soccer Awards in the nomination “Best referee of the world”. He is also a winner of the badge “Uzbekistan iftihori” (“Pride of Uzbekistan”), orders “El-yurt hurmati” (“Respect of the people and homeland”) and “Buyuk xizmatlari uchun” (“For outstanding services”).
