Sanchez names Qatar squad for AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers

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Sunday, July 16th 2017 05:08 PM

DOHA: Qatar coach Felix Sanchez on Sunday named a squad of 23 players for this week’s AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers against India, Turkmenistan and Syria. The four-nation qualifying leg will be held at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium from July 19 to 23. The U-23 Asian Cup will be held in China in January 2018. Qatar face Turkmenistan on July 19 at 8:00pm followed by their games against India (July 21) and Syria on July 23. Sanchez guided the team to impressive wins in friendlies over the last month or so. Three days ago, Qatar crushed Bangladesh 3-0. Qatar also played matches against Singapore, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Squad: Mohammad Bakri, Meshal Issa Barshim, Mohamed Said, Tamim Almuhaize, Bassam Hisham Al-Rawi, Tariq Salman, Abdul Rahman Mohammed, Abdulrahman stubbornness, Salem Al-Hajri, Ahmed Ameen, Adel Alawi, Omar Ahmed Al Emadi, Khaled Mounir Mazeed, Salah Alawi Yahri, Abdelhamid Anad, Abdullah Alohrq, Asim Madibo, Sultan Al Barik, Ahmed Al-Saadi, Nasser Ibrahim Al-Nasr, Moaaz Ali, Akram Afif and Mishal Al Shammari. Coach: Felix Sanchez