DUSHANBE, 01.04.2021 (NIAT Khovar) – The head of the department of refereeing and inspection of the Football Federation of Tajikistan Rustam Abdulloev was appointed to the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage.

Abdulloev will work as a fitness instructor for referees in Group E, which includes Persepolis (Iran), Al-Rayyan (Qatar), Goa (India), and the winner of the pair playoffs Al-Wahda (UAE) — Al-Zawraa (Iraq).

The centralized tournament in this group, which will be held from April 14 through April 29 in the Indian city of Goa, will be served by referees from Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Japan, Kuwait and Malaysia.

Alim Arifov (Uzbekistan) and Ronnie John Suhatril (Indonesia) will work as a commissioner for the matches of Group E.