Qatari players taking part in a practice session under the watchful eyes of coach Felix Sanchez in Doha as they prepare for an international friendly against Singapore and the second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup & AFC Asian Cup 2023 Joint Qualifiers again
Doha: Felix Sanchez yesterday announced a 31-man squad for the AFC Asian U-23 Championship, which will be held in Thailand from January 8 to 26 next year.
The 18-day event will be played to decide berths for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics football competition.
Qatar’s Olympic team qualified for the AFC U-23 Championship finals after leading the group in the qualifiers hosted by Doha.
In the event, Qatar drew with Oman 2-2 after beating Afghanistan 2-0 and crushing Nepal 5-0.
Qatar team topped the overall standings in Group A with seven points from three matches.
Qatar were ahead of Oman on goal difference and three points clear of Afghanistan. Nepal failed to bag any points.
Qatar squad:
Mohamed Ismail Abu Shanab, Amr Siraj, Andrei Siaputra, Abdullah Ali Saie, Ahmed Al Janahi, Salah Hassan, Hamam Al-Amin, Khalid Ali, Ahmed, Yazan Naim, Hazem Shehata, Salmeen Ateeq Al-Rumaihi, Meshaal Bersham, Hashem Ali, Ibrahim Masoud, Mowaffaq Awad, Khalid Mohammed, Nasser Al-Yazidi, Adel Bader, Ahmed Al-Menhali, Abdul-Arshi, Abdul Rashid Bahaa Mamdouh Laithi, Khalifa Maliki, Jassim Jaber, Shihab Mamdouh Laithi and Nasser Abdul Salam.
Coach: Felix Sanchez
