DUSHANBE, 04.07.2019. (NIAT Khovar) – Yesterday, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) officially informed the Football Federation of Tajikistan that the 31-year-old FIFA referee Sayodjon Zayniddinov has successfully completed the final stage of recruiting and next year will be included in the list of AFC Elite Referees.

In the final stage of recruiting, Zainiddinov’s arbitration of the match in Tajikistan’s championship between Kuktosh FC and Khujand FC was examined by the AFC recruiter Abdulrahman Al-Delawar of Bahrain, reported the Tajik Football Federation.

Earlier in the first two stages of recruiting, Zainiddinov was the main referee during the match between Regar-TadAZ FC and Kuktosh FC as well as between Khujand FC and Istiklol FC.

Now Zainiddinov has been invited to the AFC Arbitrators Conference, which will be held from November 17 -21 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In 2020, he will officially be included in the list of AFC Elite Referees.

Zainiddinov will be the third Tajik referee to make the list. Nasrullo Kabirov and Gulmurod Sadullo have already been included in the list of AFC Elite Referees.