Former English Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg has been appointed as head of Egypt’s newly created Referees Development Committee.
The decision to appoint Clattenburg was made at a meeting of the Egyptian Football Association.
The EFA’s move comes as local referees have been criticised by a lot of clubs in the Egyptian Premier League over their officiating this season.
In recent years teams have threatened to withdraw from the league in protest over what they perceive as poor decisions which have cost them vital points.
Clattenburg officiated more than 570 domestic, European and international matches between 2000 and 2017.
Two of his career highlights came in 2016 when he took charge of both the Champions League final Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in Milan and the European Championship final between Portugal and France.
The 47-year-old left the English top flight in February 2017 to take over as the head of refereeing in Saudi Arabia, replacing compatriot Howard Webb.
Clattenburg Also had a stint working in China.
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