Shillong, Sep 18: The Meghalaya Football Association today felicitated Ri-iohlang Dhar on her appointment as an assistant referee at the forthcoming FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, which will begin next month.
Her appointment was first revealed by the All India Football Federation last month.
MFA President Hamletson Dohling and MFA General Secretary Sunesh Syiem presented Dhar with a cheque as a token of appreciation and recognition on the sidelines of an executive committee meeting at the MFA office at the JN Stadium, Polo, here.
Dohling described Dhar, a serving policewoman, as an inspiration to Meghalaya’s youth while Dhar, only the second Indian to officiate at a World Cup, thanked the MFA for standing by and supporting her on her journey to becoming an international-level football official.
The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will take place in the Dominican Republic from 16th October to 3rd November.
(MFA photo. From left: FIFA assistant referee Ri-iohlang Dhar, MFA General Secretary Sunesh Syiem and MFA President Hamletson Dohling)
