Sanchez calls up 25 players for twin friendlies

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Saturday, November 10th 2018 11:24 PM

Doha: Qatar Coach Felix Sanchez has announced the squad for twin friendlies against Switzerland and Iceland to be played this month. Qatar will take on Switzerland on November 14 in Switzerland. The marrons will then travel to the Belgian city of Eupen to face Iceland on November 19, the first meeting between the two sides since striker Mohammed Muntari scored a late equalizer for Qatar in a 1-1 friendly draw last year. Squad: Saad Al Sheeb (goalkeeper), Pedro Miguel, Salem Al Hajri, Tarek Salman, Abdul Karim Hassan, Boualem Khoukhi, Hassan Al Heidos and Akram Afif (Al Sadd). Bassam Hisham Al-Rawi, Sultan Al-Barik, Asim Madbo, Mohammed Mousa, Kareem Boudiaf Ali Afif and Al-Moaz Ali (Al-Duhail), Yousuf Hassan (goalkeeper), Abdul Aziz Hatem and Ahmad Alaa (Al Gharafa) and Abdul Karim Salim Al Ali (Al Sailiya) Mohammed Alaa (Al Rayyan) Ahmed Fathi (Al Arabi) Ali Awad and Jassim Al Hail (Qatar) Mohammed Bakri (goalkeeper) (Al Khor) and Abdulrahman Fathi (Al Ahli). Coach Felix Sanchez will be looking to test his players against formidable opposition in a bid to form a powerful side in the build-up to the 2019 Asian Cup set to take place next January in the United Arab Emirates. In the 2019 Asian Cup, Qatar will be playing against Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and North Korea in Group E.