AFC Media 1694664326,1694665916 A total of 35 referees and 39 assistant referees – including two standby nominees for each position – from 18 Member Associations have been selected based on their game management skills and competence, technical knowledge, physical fitness as well as performances delivered at the highest levels of both Continental and global football in recent years. For the first time-ever, women match officials are poised to make their debut at Asia's most prestigious men's national team competition, with Japan's Yoshimi Yamashita – one of six women officials who were historically selected for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – leading the stellar ensemble of five female match officials appointed to Asia's crown jewel.

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