Two FAM exco members picked for 2018 FIFA World Cup duty

Two executive council members of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), Subkhiddin Salleh and Christopher Raj, were chosen by FIFA for duty at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia from June 14 to July 15.

FAM secretary-general Hamidin Amin said in a statement that Subkhiddin, who is the FAM Referees Committee chairman, was assigned as Referees Technical Instructor in Moscow from May 31 to July 17.

"Subkhiddin's scope of work is to plan the referees’ preparation from the technical aspects, analyse the referees’ performance, provide technical clarification to the players and team officials and give feedback on the performance of the referees throughout the tournament," said Hamidin.

Meanwhile, Christopher, who is the FAM Media and Public Relations Committee chairman, would be on duty from June 6 to July 10 as Media Officer for the match venue at the Spartak Stadium, Moscow.

He would need to ensure that the media operations at the venue is working smoothly, including the handling of media conferences, facilities and other media needs.

"The FAM is proud of the appointment of Subkhiddin and Christopher and hopefully both of them can do their jobs well there, thereby honouring Malaysia's name and FAM," Hamidin added.