Referee crew named for Egypt–China semifinal at U17 Gulf Cup in Qatar

The Gulf Football Association referees committee has assigned Omani official Mohamed Murad Al Balushi to referee Egypt's U17 Gulf Cup semifinal against China.

• Al Balushi will be assisted by fellow Omani Jassem Al Ameri and Iraqi Shaker Adeeb, with Iraqi Laith Satami as fourth official.
• Saudi Abdullah Ruzban will lead the video assistant referee team, aided by Saad Al Shabrami, with Jassem Al Hail appointed match assessor.
• Egypt reached the semifinal after topping Group 2 with 12 points from four matches.
• The match will be played Sunday at Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium in the tournament hosted by Qatar.