QFA announces three U-23 friendlies

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Monday, October 26th 2015 11:59 AM

DOHA: Qatar U-23 side pre-Asian Cup build up is taking shape with the announcement of three friendlies over the coming few weeks, details have revealed on Monday. Qatar will take on United Arab Emirates at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium on November 8, before hosting Australia at Grand Hamad Stadium on the 12th of the same month. A third friendly scheduled to take place on November 17 at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium against African heavyweights Côte d'Ivoire. Under the watchful eye of Coach Felix Sanchez, the team will undergo a strenuous training camp from November 1 to 17 as part of Qatar’s preparation for the AFC U-23 Cup to be held in Doha in January 2016. Another final training camp will commence on December 14 and remain active until the start of the event in January. The top three sides at the Doha event will qualify for the football competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games next year. Qatar squad: Mohannad Naiem, Musab Kamal, Abdulkarim Hassan, Ali Asad, Saleh Badr, Hamza Sanhaji, Mohammed Alaa’, Bassam Hisham, Ahmed Alaa’, aTariq Salaman, Nasser Khalfan, Satea Nasser, Mohammed Montari, Ahmed Fathi, Sultan Hassann, Mohammed Bakri, Issam Madibo, Al Muiz Ali, Jassim Ahmed, Fahad Ali, Ahmed Moin, Abdullah Abdulsalam, Akram Afif, Salim Al Hajri, Yousif Hassan and Ahmed Al Saadi Coach: Felix Sanchez