The Refereeing Department of FIFA has taken a decision to organize courses via an online classroom tool to provide support for referees.

This was contained in a letter signed by FIFA Director of Refereeing Massimo Busacca and sent to all Member Associations.

“Due to the major impact of the virus on the organization of events such as in-person courses and seminars, FIFA has been searching for alternative ways to continue our mission of supporting and improving refereeing globally.

“We understand how important it is to provide solutions that allow referees to develop and train as safely and effectively as possible,” the letter read.

“Therefore, we are pleased to inform you that FIFA refereeing will now offer courses via an online classroom tool.

“This solution is designed to provide ongoing support to your referees, assistant referees, video assistant referees, instructors and assessors” it added.

The Ghana Football Association has since informed the Referees Committee about the development, whilst awaiting further information from FIFA to ensure that Ghanaian referees benefit from the initiative.

The Referees Association of Ghana are looking to schedule a meeting with the Ghana Football Association following unpaid allowances before the league’s suspension due to the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

The Ghana Premier League started on 28th December 2019, amidst lots of excitement and buzz, where fans trooped into various match venues to support their clubs to victories.

Information from close sources indicates that the referees have only received allowances for four matches officiated, despite handling games till matchday 15.

Each referee receives GHC 780 after-tax per game as allowance for handling men’s game whiles the women receive GHC 468 per match.

Referees are important stakeholders of the game and it remains to be seen if their allowances will be paid in record to avoid any inquest following Anas’ expose some years back into the activities of the men with the whistle on the pitch.

Globally, 597,458 confirmed cases, 27,370 deaths while 133,373 persons have duly recovered.

In Ghana, the situation is on the ascendancy, with 137 confirmed cases with four deaths and two person’s recovery.

The Ghana Premier League has been postponed in view of a Presidential directive to curb the increasing number in the country.