AFC gives the whistle to Alireza Faghani for Asian Cup opener at Lusail Stadium
January 11 – The Asian Football Confederation has confirmed the cast of match officials that will oversee the opening match of the Asian Cup Qatar on Friday.
Widely regarded as one of the most established Asian referees, Alireza Faghani (pictured) has been appointed take charge of the highly-anticipated Group A fixture between defending champions Qatar and Lebanon, which kicks off at 7pm local time and officially gets the 18th edition of Asia’s showpiece tournament underway.
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