Qatar Olympic team meet Kyrgyzstan today
Doha: Qatar Olympic team coach Felix Sanchez will be keen to iron out some flaws when the hosts play another round of friendlies before the AFC U-23 World Cup qualifiers next month.
A ‘mini-competition’ involving the hosts, Jordan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan will start today till July 7.
The Annabis will meet Kyrgyzstan today then play against Uzbekistan on July 2 and Jordan on July 4.
The hosts had beaten Singapore 3-0 and 2-0 and notched up a 3-0 win against the Koreans as a part of the team’s preparation for the AFC U-23 Championship before the Eid break, but the Spaniard would still want to strengthen and instill a sense of confidence in the boys.
“We want to focus on the physical aspect and fitness restoration,” Sanchez told www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com.
Qatar is clubbed with Syria, India and Turkmenistan in Group C of the Asian qualifiers and open their campaign against Turkmenistan on July 19.
The squad: Meshaal Al Shammari, Salem Al Hajri, Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd), Abdul Rahman Mohammed and Hazem Shehata (Al Duhail), Mohammed Saeed Ibrahim, Jassim Al Jalabi and Sultan Brik (Al Wakra), Ahmed Moin and Saleh Alihri (Al Duhail), Ahmed Al Saadi, Yazan Naim (Al Ahli), Adel Alawi (Umm Salal), Abdulhamid Anad (Al Rayyan), Mukhtar Ali (Al Shamal), Abdulrahman Enad (Al Shahaniya), Omar Al Emadi (KAS Eupen), Tariq Salman, Khaled Munir and Abdullah Al Ahraq.
