Foreign referees have been invited to the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL). Sport24.az reports that this was announced by the press service of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation.
Two foreign referees with FIBA status have been invited to officiate the play-in and play-off stages of the championship.
Experienced referees Nemanja Vlahovic (Serbia) and Nace Mohoric (Slovenia) have already been part of the refereeing crew in the first game of the play-in. This step serves both to ensure fairer matches and to help young local referees gain experience.
It should be noted that the first games of the play-in stage were held on April 10-11. The second matches will take place on the 13th-14th of the month.