25 players kick-off training for youth friendlies

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Wednesday, June 4th 2014 08:17 AM

DOHA: Qatar's junior string comprising of 25 players has kicked-off training for two friendlies to be played against Lebanon and Yemen this month, it was announced on Tuesday. The two games will be played on June 5 and 9, Qatar Football Association (QFA) announced on Tuesday. The Qatar squad has returned from France where it had featured in an International Friendly Tournament played in Toulon. Teams from Brazil, England, Colombia and South Korea also featured in the event. Qatar squad will hit the road for their second training training camp in Turkey from July 17. The Turkish training camp will last 10 days. The Qatar squad is gearing up for Asian Cup for juniors to be held in Myanmar in October. The teams in Qatar's group include Iraq, North Korea and Oman.