Qatar juniors set for Mexico International Championship

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Monday, August 3rd 2015 11:10 AM

MEXICO CITY: Qatar U-16 team, which will be joined by teams from Panama, Canada, Bermuda besides hosts Mexico in a five-nation event - are busy training ahead of next week's event. The five-nation Mexico International Championship will be held from August 5 to 9. Qatar launched their training on July 27 and will end their preparation on August 4, Qatar Football Association (QFA) officials said on Sunday. The team has been undergoing training on a daily basis, team officials added. The squad has also played a couple of friendlies that ended in draws. During their current visit the Qatar squad and backroom staff also visited the Estadio Azteca, the venue of the 1986 FIFA World Cup final. Qatar take on Canada on August 6 followed by a game against Bermuda on August 7. Qatar face Panama on August 8. The event in Mexico City will be used to gain match practice for this month's Gulf Junior Championship to be held in Doha from August 20-29. Qatar squad: Saud Mansora, Mohamed Mamdouh Abdel Wahab, Saleh Saeed, Mohammed Essam El-Din, Hamdi Adam, Abdulaziz Al Kathiri, Khaled Mohammed, Mohammed Jabr Al-Kubaisi, Mohammed Abdul Latif Rahman, Ahmed Ganha, Saqr Nasser Al Hitmi, Khalid Shams, Nasser Nasser Al-Enezi, Khaled Helal, Mohammed Khaled, Nasser Abdullah Saad Al Sulaiti, Talal Ibrahim Ismail, Karbi Tamim Saleh and Ibrahim Mohammed Jahromi.