Ali Al-Qahtani appointed referee for Egypt v UAE Under-17 Gulf Cup final

Saudi Arabia’s Ali Al-Qahtani will referee Wednesday’s Gulf Cup Under-17 final between Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.

The match will be played at 4:30pm on Wednesday at Hamad Al-Kabir Stadium in Qatar, with Egypt seeking victory against the United Arab Emirates in the tournament’s final.

The Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation’s main refereeing committee has appointed Al-Qahtani as the referee for the match.

He will be assisted by Mohammed Al-Wazi as first assistant referee and Bahrain’s Khalid Talfat as second assistant referee. Oman’s Mohammed Murad Al Balushi has been named the fourth official.

Yemen’s Yasser Al-Droubi will serve as an additional assistant referee, while Qatar’s Abdulrahman Al Mulla has been appointed as the video assistant referee. Ibrahim Al-Dosari will act as his assistant.

The final brings together two teams who recorded contrasting semi-final victories.

Egypt’s Under-17 side secured its place in the final with a 4-0 win against China. The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, defeated Yemen 1-0, with Saif Costa scoring the decisive goal.

Costa holds Egyptian nationality.

The match is scheduled for Wednesday, 4 November, at Hamad Al-Kabir Stadium and will be broadcast on Alkass channels.