Davoud Rafati, Head of the Referee Committee of Iran Football Federatio, said Ballan and his delegation's trip is aimed at assessing the committee's activities and developing arbitration.
Iranian female referees will be able to judge 2019 AFC Cup, he said.
The 2019 AFC Asian Cup will be the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Asia organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It will be held in the United Arab Emirates from 5 January to 1 February 2019.
Iran will be in the same group with Iraq, Vietnam and Yemen.
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