Al-Kaf will be assisted by his countrymen in this match.

Esteghlal will host the Emirati team in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Tuesday in Group C of the competition.

Ahmed Abu Bakar Said Al-Kaf is an Omani professional football referee and has been a full international for FIFA since 2010.

He refereed some matches in AFC Champions League. Ahmed Al-Kaf officiated Australia v Jordan as well as Vietnam v Yemen in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the UAE.