DOHA: Qatar's Olympic squad will take on Bahrain in their opening clash of the football competition at GCC Games on Saturday, details revealed on Wednesday. Only three nations - Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar - will compete in the October 22 to 26 competition, it emerged on Wednesday. Qatar squad has been training at Aspire Academy under the watchful eyes of coach Felix Sanchez. Al Anabi is using the event as part of its preparations ahead of the AFC U23 Cup to be held in Doha in January. Sanchez announced his squad of 23 players last week. Qatar face Saudi Arabia on October 26. The team with maximum points will be crowned gold medal winners. Squad: Nasser Hassan, Abdulrahman Al Saud Khulaki, Hudhaifah Yahya Salmi, Yahri Salah Ali Abdullah, Abdul Rauf Hussein Jassim Al-Mulla, Abdulrahman Al-Dairi, Jassim Algelabi, Ayoub Mashoor, Hossam Kamal, Ahmed Saadi Youssef Hassan, Salim Al-Hajri, Mohammed Ahmed Al-Bakri, Nasser Ibrahim, Sultan Bakhit, Ali Abdullah Awad, Sattah Abbasi, Hamad Naji Karbi, Omar Ahmed Al-Emadi, Meshaal Qasim Al-Shammari.