With the announcement of the Asian Football Confederation, Askar Naja Alif, a 32-year-old referee from Uzbekistan, will be in charge of the critical match between Esteghlal of Iran and Shamal of Qatar in the fourth week of the Asian Elite League in Basra.
Esteghlal is now preparing to travel to Basra after the defeat against Shabab Al-Ahli to play its fourth game in the elite league against Al-Shamal Qatar and is looking to return to the winning process once again.
With the decision of the Asian Football Confederation, Askar Naja Alif will be the judge of the conflict between Iran and North Qatar. Bakhtirkhoja Shuktov and Ruslan Serazitdinov will be the assistant referees of the game, and Rostam Lotfoulin has been selected as the fourth referee of the match. Ferdows Nursfarov and Abdul Rashid Khudovyberganov are also VAR assistant referees for this match.
