The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) is currently implementing a FIFA MA Refereeing Course at Sigwaca House in Mbabane. This course commenced on Monday, 20th September 2021. The are twenty-eight participants for this course and they are elite referees. The main objective of this course is to sharpen the skills of the football referees, technically and physically.
When opening the course, Eswatini Football Association’s (EFA’s) President Mr. Peter Simelane described this course as essential. “This assignment is very essential”, Simelane highlighted. He also sent EFA’s gratitude to FIFA for implementing this course. “Supreme gratitude is hereby expressed to FIFA for this FIFA MA Refereeing Course”, Simelane said.
The facilitators for this course are Mr. Mark Mzengo and Mr. Jerome Damon who are FIFA Refereeing Instructors. When making his remarks, Mr. Jerome Damon stated his believe that Eswatini Referees have the potential of officiating football matches at the FIFA World Cup level. “Eswatini Referees have the potential to officiate at the FIFA World Cup Finals”, Damon said.