Former football referee Nizar dies aged 78

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Ahmed Nizar, a respected former Maldivian football referee, has died at the age of 78. Nizar, better known as Referee Nizar, died on Tuesday, after battling a long illness. His funeral prayers are scheduled to be held at Masjid al-Ta'aawun (Aa Sahara Mosque) after Asr. Nizar began working as a referee in the early 1970s. He went on to referee first division football