National team under age 23 leaves for Uzbekistan to participate in Asian finals

Al Anbat - Diana al Nobani

The delegation of the national team under the age of 23 left this evening onSaturday, for the city of Karshi in Uzbekistan, in preparation for the participation in the Asian Cup finals, which start on the first of June.

The team concluded its seven-day training camp in Qatar, during which it faced the hosts twice, drawing in the first match 1-1, before winning the second 3-2.

Al-Nashama coach Adnan Hamad was in the farewell to the delegation from Doha, where he met the technical staff led by Ahmed Hayel and the players at their residence before leaving for Uzbekistan, stressing the importance of appearing at the required level and achieving the desired results during the Asian finals.

The squad list includes 24 players: Abdullah Al-Fakhouri, Ahmed Jaidi, Qais Abbasi, Hadi Al-Hourani, Yazan Abdel-Al, Hossam Abu Dahab, Daniel Afana, Shawqi Al-Qaza’a, Youssef Abu Al-Jazr, Muhannad Abu Taha, Bassam Daldom, Ibrahim Saadeh, Nizar Al-Rashdan, Abd al-Rahman Abu al-Kas, Fadl Haikal, Hamza al-Saifi, Ahmad Abu Shaira, Amin al-Shanaynah, Omar Hani, Khaled Sayahin, Bashar Thiabat, Muhammad Abu Rizk, Abdullah Awad, and Zaid al-Asfar.

The draw for the Asian cup finals under the age 23 cup put the team in second Group along with Australia, Iraq and Kuwait.

The team will open its finals campaign against Iraq on the first of next June at the Central Stadium in Karshi, before meeting Kuwait on the 4th of the same month at the same stadium, to conclude the first round confrontations with a meeting with Australia on the 7th of it at Lokomotiv Stadium in Tashkent.

The upcoming Asian finals are not eligible for the Olympics, as the continental qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics will be held during the next year 2023.