DOHA: Coach Nicolas Cordova, Qatar’s Under-23 coach, has named a 33-players squad for a two-week training camp that will include two friendlies against Kosovo.
The squad has been named to prepare the for the AFC U-23 qualifying group to be held later this year in October.
Qatar Olympic squad also play two friendlies – on March 27 and 29 during a March 15-30 camp.
The two friendlies will be held at Aspire Academy’s No. 4 pitch.
This will be the first appearance of the Qatar Olympic squad under Chilean coach Nicolas Cordova.
The training begins on Monday, March 15 and ends on the 30th.
The players will return to their clubs on Jan 31 for Qatargas U-23 League.
Al Gharafa and Al Wakra players will join the national team's training on March 17 after the end of the two team's match Round 21 of the QNB Stars League matches.
Squad: Mustafa Tariq Mishaal, Youssef Abdullah Blida, Faisal Muhammad, Baha Mamdouh Al-Laithi, Hashem Abdullatif and Muhammad Mannaei (Al-Sadd) Jassim Al-Muhairi, Khaled Muhammad and Ali Karmi (Al-Duhail). Jasim Jaber, Abdullah Al-Sulaiti, Abdul Rahman Al-Sadiq (Al-Arabi) Yusef Ayman, Nasser Bir and Isa Ahmed (Qatar) Muhammad Imad and Yaseen to Farid and Amir Abdullah (Al-Wakra). Al-Makki Mohsen, Abdulaziz Hazza, Nayef Al-Hadrami (Al-Rayyan), Nasser Al-Yazidi, Rabah Bousafi (Umm Salal), Abdul-Rashid Umaru and Muhammad Khalid Al-Nuaimi (Al-Ahly). Abdullah Nasser Al-Muraisy, Diab Haroun (Al-Khor) Ahmed Al-Janahi and Andrei Siahpotra (Al-Gharafa) Marwan Sharif (Al-Shahaniya) Shihab Mamdouh Al-Laithi (Al-Kharaitiyat) Ahmed Sebaei (Al-Sailiya) Osama Al-Tiri (Muaither).
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