UEFA has appointed Mohamed Al-Hakim as the referee for Thursday’s Conference League match between Panathinaikos and CSKA Sofia.
The referee, who was born in Iraq but has lived in Sweden since the age of 8, has officiated two matches involving Panathinaikos in the Greek league: on January 14, 2024, he officiated the AEK–Panathinaikos 2–2 match, and on February 28, 2024, he officiated the Panathinaikos–Aris 2–0 match.
This year, he officiated the Ararat vs. Sparta Prague 1-4 match in the Europa League and the Sion vs. Ajax 2-4 match in the Conference League qualifiers.
His assistants will be fellow Swedes Mehmet Çulüm and Fredrik Kliver; the fourth official will be Joachim Sars; and the VAR team will consist of two Poles, Pavel Malec and Kornel Pazkiewicz.
*photo source: spintso.com
