Ahead of the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup , Nigerian - born referee Jude Amin Utulu has been shortlisted to officiate in the tournament after passing a two - day course in Veneto, Italy.<br /><br /><span><span><span><span>&ldquo;</span></span></span></span>Reaching Europe&rsquo;s Top 16 Beach Soccer Referees&rsquo; List has enhanced my motivation to do well in these qualifiers and be selected for next year&rsquo;s World Cup Finals in Portugal.<br /><br /><span><span><span><span>&ldquo;</span></span></span></span>Thanks to all those who have supported me in one way or another, I shall do my very best to be a good ambassador of Malta,&rdquo;Utulu said in a statement posted on the official website of the Malta Federation.<br /><br />On Friday, Jude Amin Utulu officiated the European qualifiers between England vs Greece and Moldova vs Italy .<br /><br />He was a footballer in the Island Nation and played alongside Murphy Akanji at Sliema Wanderers before he decided to hang up his boots because of injury. <br /><br />Photo Credit : maltafootball.com<br />