The Egyptian Football Association has signed Vitor Pereira as President of Referees Committee and responsible of development until the end of season 2023/2024, replacing Clattenburg, who quit last month.
The 65-year-old Pereira was an international referee for 10 years, between 1992 and 2002, and refereed at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as the Euro in 2000. He was appointed as head of the Greek refereeing in August 2017 and took on the refereeing department in Russia in September 2021. However, he resigned from his latest position in March 2022. The EFA has taken a new approach this season by appointing foreign ex-referees of high reputation to oversee the Referees Committee with the aim of improving and developing Egyptian officials. Clattenburg was appointed to the position in August 2022, but resigned just five months later due to differences with EFA officials. Pereira is expected to begin his mission immediately as the domestic season is already past its halfway mark.
Source: Ahram
