‘Quality of referees hinges on self-discipline’

Ahmad Khalidi (in red) officiating at a Malaysia Cup match between Perak and Perlis. He believes football referees must have in-depth knowledge of the rules of the game. — Filepic

THERE is no guarantee that the quality of football referees in the country would rise with the setting up of the Professional Match Officials Malaysia (PMOM), says former FIFA referee Ahmad Khalidi Supian.

Instead, it would depend on the referees’ own integrity, said the 58-year-old, who has more than 20 years’ experience after starting his career as a national referee in 1986.