Izhaan first debut in Dhivehi League Division I

"Butterfly should be allowed to grow out its cocoon". The moment it spreads its wings and away it will fly and live a live of it own. AFC Project Future participant - Ismail Izhaan was given his first break in the Wataniya Dhivehi League Division One match when Victory Sports Club played Club Valencia at the National Stadium on 21st August 2009. This will a day to be remembered in his refereeing career.
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step". Every one should be given the first step in handling the first task. God's willing he lived up to the Referees Director's expectation. He handled the match well with some room for improvement in minor areas. Both teams accepted his decisions and in fact most of the teams in this league are looking forward to some new breed of referees to take charge in the middle. Making and grooming of good excellent referees is not the task of the referees family alone (referee department, assessors, instructors, senior referees) but it also needs the support and cooperation of all clubs involved. Without their patience and support, by absorbing some minor errors of the referees in the learning and grooming process, the vision of getting our match officials in the international level will not succeed.