AFC Champions League: Ma Ning appointed as referee for Al-Sadd x Esteghlal

The referees committee at the AFC has announced the list of referees for the quarterfinal first leg games of the AFC Champions League.

Ma Ning (China) has been named as the main referee for the game between Al-Sadd and Esteghlal (Iran), which will be played at the Azadi Stadium on Monday. Cao Yi and Shi Xiang will be the linesmen, while the fourth official will be Huo Weiming. Fu Ming and Liu Kwok Man will be the additional referees. Davlatmand Islomov will be the match commissioner and Omar Musa Khalaf will be the referees observer.