Paraguayan Juan Gabriel Benítez to Officiate Morocco A's First Match at Arab Cup

The Referees Committee of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has appointed the officiating crew for the Morocco A' national team's opening match in the upcoming Arab Cup, which Qatar will host from December 1 to 18.

Al-Botola learned that Paraguayan referee Juan Gabriel Benítez will officiate the match, assisted by his compatriots Salvador Melisides and Eduardo Cardozo. Chileans Cristian Garay and Claudio Artoza will serve as the fourth and fifth officials, respectively.

Morocco A' will play their first match on December 2 against the winner of the Comoros vs. Yemen encounter. They will then face the qualifier from the Oman vs. Somalia match on December 5, followed by Saudi Arabia on December 8.