Tasnim – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) invited Iranian referee Alireza Faghani to officiate at the AFC U-23 Championship.
The AFC U-23 Championship will be held in Thailand from January 8 to 26 and the top three teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Japan as the AFC representatives.
Faghani will be assisted by his countrymen Mohammad Reza Mansouri and Mohammad Reza Abolfazli in the competition.
Iran, coached by Hamid Estili, has been drawn in Group C of the competition along with Uzbekistan, China and South Korea.