Qatar youth squad set for Spain International tourney

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Monday, July 27th 2015 12:56 PM

Valencia, Spain: Qatar U-19 squad headed by coach Joao Pereira has reached Spain in a chartered flight to hold a training camp before partaking in the L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament. The Torneo Internacional de Fútbol Sub-20 de L'Alcúdia (L'Alcúdia International Under-20 Football Tournament), better known as COTIF, is an annual international invitational football competition for youth teams, open to both clubs and national and autonomous teams, held in L'Alcúdia, Valencia since 1984. Qatar will feature in Group A alongside Argentina, Guinea Equatorial and Spanish club Atliteco Madrid. This will be Qatar's third uninterrupted appearance in the annual event. Qatar is preparing for the GCC U-19 tournament set to take place in September, as well as the AFC qualification group in October.