The Qatar Football Association (QFA) yesterday named eight Qatar U-23 players, who will join the ongoing training camp of the national senior squad in Spain.
The players added to the national squad include captain and goalkeeper Salah Zakaria, Jassim Gaber, Ahmed Suhail, Yusuf Abdurisag, Osama Al Tiri, Naif Al Hadhrami, Mohammed Ayash and Mustafa Tariq.
QFA’s announcement came following Qatar U-23 team’s early exit from the AFC Asian Cup in Uzbekistan, where they failed to go beyond the group stage. Al Annabi, coached by Felix Sanchez, are currently training in Marbella, Spain as part of their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 preparation.
The training camp which started on June 2 will continue till June 28. Qatar are also expected to play friendly matches during the camp.
Following the addition of eight junior players, Qatar’s strength has reached to 35 players as Sanchez initially named 27 players for the training camp.
Qatar are in Group A of the World Cup where they will face European giants Netherlands, African champions Senegal and Ecuador. The home team will kick off their campaign with a match against Ecuador on November 21 at the Al Bayt Stadium.
U-23 Asian Cup: Saudi Arabia beat UAE to seal top Group D spot
Saudi Arabia finished as the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 Group D winners with a 2-0 win over United Arab Emirates in Tashkent yesterday.
After a goalless first 45 minutes at the Lokomotiv Stadium, Aiman Yahya and Saud Abdulhamid provided the goals as Saudi Arabia finished ahead of Japan, who beat Tajikistan 3-0, on goal difference.
The win sets Saudi Arabia up with an exciting quarter-final clash against Vietnam on Sunday, with Japan to play defending champions Korea Republic.
Having scored five past Tajikistan followed by a goalless stalemate with Japan, Saudi Arabia just needed a draw to advance to the quarter-finals, while victory was a must for UAE, who went into the tie on four points.
