Sunday 01/March/2026 – 02:46 AM
Colombian Oscar Ruiz, Chairman of the Committee of Judges, is managing the committee’s work during the current period via Zoom technology, against the backdrop of the repercussions of the American-Israeli war on Iran, which caused the closure of airspace and the impossibility of his return from Qatar to Cairo.
Cairo 24 learned from its sources that Oscar Ruiz is following up on the work arrangements and assignments of the referees remotely, until the situation stabilizes and air traffic returns to normal, ensuring that the committee’s work continues without being affected by the conduct of local competitions.
Recruiting a new foreign expert to support the committee
On the other hand, Cairo 24 learned that Ruwaiz Akhtar Wajih Ahmed, a member of the committee. The rulers, by bringing in a new foreign expert to assist him in performing his duties within the committee, without prejudice to the current members or making changes in its existing composition.
This step comes in light of the desire of Football Association officials to strengthen the arbitration system with an additional foreign element during the next stage.
Ruiz had previously expressed his reservations about adding Azab Hajjaj to the membership of the committee, but Hani Abu Rida, President of the Football Association, insisted on his presence in the formation, which is what Ruiz relies on when he raises the file of supporting the committee with a new foreign element during the coming period.
