On February 11, Ashgabat will host the AFC Champions League 2 Round of 16 match between the Turkmen football club ‘Arkadag’ and the Saudi Arabian club ‘Al-Nassr’. The match will be held at the Olympic Stadium, according to the Orient news agency.

A large-scale organisational programme has been prepared for the game. Five hundred volunteers, students of the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports who have undergone special training, will be involved in servicing the match. They will be assisted by 15 translators and 15 student journalists, with coordination provided by 50 teachers.

The volunteers have been trained in sports ethics, working with spectators, safety requirements and international protocol. The Turkmenistan Football Federation is finalising preparations, hoping that the high level of organisation will make the match a spectacular international event.