Veteran official says referees are overworked and burnt out due to low numbers Spread the love A veteran football referee and former player, Audwin Walsh, believes that a lack of adequate referees have led to the burnout of the few FIFA qualified officials the country has produced over the years. Walsh, a former president of the Antigua and Barbuda Football Referees Association (ABFRA), said those referees who would have graduated to the FIFA list are often left with no other option than to officiate in two or three times the amount of matches they should on a weekly basis, simply because there is not enough manpower to consistently cover the FA’s weekly schedule.