Local international basketball referee Bernard Vassallo was one of the eleven referees nominated by FIBA for the European Men Division Championships held in Scotland in the past week.

Vassallo refereed a total of four full international games in this six-day competition, among which was the final, played last Sunday, between Azerbaijan and Moldova .

Earlier this month, Vassallo attended an intensive five-day European referees’ clinic in Germany whilst he will be travelling to Gibraltar at the end of this week so as to officiate in the Junior Men Division C Championships.

Vassallo was recently appointed new chairman of the Maltese Council for Sports.