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UAE Referees to Officiate Dominican Republic vs Spain Match at Paris 2024 Olympics

Football lovers are once again in for a fix as Spain is scheduled to lock horns with the Dominican Republic in the Paris 2024 Olympic Football Group stage on Saturday, July 27th.

The FIFa Referees Committee has revealed that the match with the highest expectation of the Men’s Group C will be incoming to the Emirati referee Adel Al Naqbi for appointment. He will be aided by other Iraqis Ahmed Al Rashidi as the First Assistant Referee and Sabit Obeid as the Second Assistant Referee.

There will be 89 match officials including 45 countries conferred by the FIFA Referees Committee to officiate the Olympic Football Tournaments in Paris 2024. This group comprise of 21 Referees;42 Assistant Referees;20 Video Match Officials;as well as 6 Support Referees. This, of course, is the recognition of the expertise and competence of Adel Al Naqbi and his team on the international level.

In this case, the job of such officials will be very important in improving the game’s standards and contribution towards the successes of the Olympic football event. The Dominican Republic and Spain teams shall produce an exciting encounter in this match, especially given the team’s desire to perform well in the group stage.

Alan Conde

Alan Conde is a seasoned sports journalist based in Dubai, originally from Brazil. With over a decade of experience, Alan covers a wide range of sports for Dubai News, focusing on football, cricket, motorsports, and tennis. He began his journalism career in São Paulo, Brazil, after earning a degree from the University of São Paulo.

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