Overview
- The All India Football Federation announced on December 31 that three referees and two assistant referees from India have been named to FIFA’s 2026 lists.
- Gujarat’s Rachana Hasmukhbhai Kamani joined the women’s referees list, while Ashwin Kumar of Puducherry and Aditya Purkayastha of Delhi were added to the men’s roster.
- Assistant referees Muralitharan Pandurangan of Puducherry and Peter Christopher of Maharashtra were inducted to FIFA’s list.
- Kumar and Purkayastha have completed the AFC Referee Academy course in Kuala Lumpur, with Kamani currently enrolled in the program.
- India now has 19 officials on FIFA’s 2026 rolls across referees, assistant referees, and futsal, according to the federation’s release carried by PTI and News18.