Referees appointed for the ninth round of the Professional Ligue

The Federal Arbitration Commission has released the list of referees for the ninth round of the professional football championship, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. Referee Akram Mechairia has been assigned to oversee the Kabylie derby, assisted by Hamza Zitouni and Mohamed Lamine Benhamouda, with Abderrahmane Sahraoui serving as the fourth official, and Lahlou Benbraham and Kheireddine Djenadi in charge of VAR. Meanwhile, the match between MC Oran and USM Alger has been postponed, as the Algiers-based club is set to play the CAF Super Cup final against Mamelodi Sundowns in Pretoria.