According to the AFC News, the AFC Champions League quarterfinals will be played tomorrow night and tomorrow, among which the matches between the UAE team Alwaheda in the West Asian region and the Saudi team Al Nasr will be enforced by the Chinese referee team, with Manin as the referee and Fu Ming as the VAR.
The four West Asian teams that reached the top 8 of the AFC Champions League were Alwakhda in the United Arab Emirates, Al Nasr and Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, and Iranian giants Persepolis, and 2 Saudi teams played against the UAE and Iran, with Al Nasr against Al Waheda and Al Hilal against Persepolis.
The four AFC Champions League quarter-final teams in east Asia are Nagoya Whale Eight in Japan, and Pohang Steel, Jeonbuk Hyundai and Ulsan Hyundai in South Korea, with Jeonbuk and Ulsan playing a modern derby.
Chinese referees Ma Ning, Fu Ming and others who had previously participated in the AFC Champions League West Asia region and the enforcement of the top 12 tournaments had been staying in West Asia and did not follow the national football team back to China, the reason was to enforce the AFC Champions League quarterfinals. Both Manin and Fu Ming are elite referees at the AFC and are expected to be selected for next year's World Cup in Qatar.
In the match between Alwaheda and Al Nasr, Manin will be the referee, and Cao Yi and Shi Xiang will be assistant referees. Negative, who previously played as VAR assistant referee in the Round of 12 in Iraq and Lebanon, will serve as VAR referee in al-Waheda and Al Nasr.
Since they have been enforcing the law in West Asia, if they do not return to China immediately after the end of law enforcement work in the next half month, Ma Ning and Fu Ming are likely to miss the second stage of this year's Chinese Super League, the first stage of the competition, and the two did not appear.