{
  "id": 10006025,
  "title": "Referees appointed for day four of Gulf 27 football tournament in Jeddah",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/referees-appointed-for-day-four-of-gulf-27-football-tournament-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T15:19:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/saudi-arabia/5ivlpxrio"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Gulf Football Federation has appointed referees for day four of the Gulf 27 football tournament in Jeddah, scheduled for Sunday, September 27. Two matches are set to be played, with the first between Yemen and Qatar at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, officiated by Jordanian referee Adham Makhadmeh and assisted by Mohammed Al-Khalaf and Ahmed Al-Ruwaili, with Iraqi referee Zaid Thamer as the fourth official. The second match, featuring Bahrain and the UAE at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, will be handled by Kuwaiti referee Abdullah Jamali, with Saud Al-Shammali and Ali Taleb Jarraq as assistants, and Saudi referee Abdullah Al-Shahri as the video assistant referee, with Abdullah Arab and Ibrahim Al-Hosani as assistant VAR. These appointments are part of the tournament's refereeing program, which includes top referees from the Gulf region and international officials, with all participants having attended a preparatory camp in Jeddah to enhance their coordination and readiness for the matches.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}