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Uzbek Referees to Officiate AFC Champions League Qualifiers

Uzbek Referees to Officiate AFC Champions League Qualifiers
Uzbek Referees to Officiate AFC Champions League Qualifiers / Photo: Uzbekistan Football Association.

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — An Uzbek refereeing team led by Asker Najafaliyev will officiate the 2026/27 AFC Champions League Elite qualifying-round match between Adelaide United and Cong An Hanoi on 11 August. The Uzbekistan Football Association reported this.

Najafaliyev has been appointed the referee for the match. His assistants will be Bakhtiyorkhodja Shavkatov and Ruslan Serazitdinov, while Abdurashid Khudoyberganov will serve as the fourth official.

Another Uzbek representative, Valentin Kovalenko, has been appointed referee inspector for another qualifying-round match between Gangwon and Gamba Osaka.

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