Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (born 1 January 1977) is an Iraqi

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who has been a full international referee for

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. Sabah became a FIFA referee in 2002. He has served as a referee at competitions including the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, beginning with the preliminary-round match between

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and

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"Match Report - Palestine - United Arab Emirates 0:0 "
8 Sep 2015. Retrieved on 8 Sep 2015.

AFC Asian Cup

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* * 1977 births Living people Iraqi football referees Sportspeople from Baghdad AFC Asian Cup referees {{Iraq-footy-bio-stub