The Asian Football Confederation assigned the Bahraini international referee Mohamed Khaled and the international assistant referee Nawaf Shaheen; To participate in managing the Asian Cup U -23 Cup qualifiers for 2026, the qualifiers will be held from September 9 to 9 September 2025.
The Asian Football Confederation assigned the task of participating in the arbitration of Group A to the referee of the international scene, Mohamed Khaled and the international assistant referee Nawaf Shaheen. The group includes teams: Jordan (the host), Turkmenistan, China Taipei and Bhutan.
Besides Khaled and Shaheen, 4 Asian referees were chosen for the square and 5 assistant referees, and the matches are also supervised by two monitors for matches, in addition to a resident of the referees.
The participation of our rulers in the Asian qualifiers is a continuation of the continuous and multiple successes achieved by the Bahraini whistle through its presence in various forums, especially because of its high confidence in its distinguished performance in arbitration of various championships at all levels.
The participation of the international referee, Mohamed Khaled, is part of a series of tasks assigned to him, as he is a graduate of the AFC Academy of Referees, and the international assistant referee Nawaf Shaheen is among the elite Assistant Asian referees, and he has previously participated in managing many matches at various levels.
