DOHA: The Qatar Football Association (QFA) has announced a squad of 26 U-16 players who will play two friendly matches against Lebanon this month.

Qatar is preparing for the AFC U-16 Asian Cup finals to be held in Bahrain.

The Qatar squad that assembled on Saturday continues training until November 16. The first friendly match will be held on November 12 (Pitch No.4) and the second on November 15 (pitch No.5) at the Aspire Academy.

The two friendlies are part of our national junior team’s preparations for the AFC U-16 Asian Cup to be held in Bahrain. Qatar are in Group A along with Bahrain, North Korea and Iran.

Sixteen teams will participate in the event. The top four teams in the tournament get the qualification to represent Asia at the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2021 to be held in Peru.

Squad: Mubarak Shanan Khader, Mishaal Ibrahim Al Tamimi, Rashid Abdulaziz Al Abdullah, Mubarak Muhammad Al Jassem, Nasser Mohsen Qassem (Al Duhail) Talal Ateeq Al Shuaibi, Nayef Hamid Musleh, Mahdi Salem Saeedan, Muhammad Salem Al Qurayshi and Moaz Al Wadia (Al Sadd). Salem Ridha Zuhair, Abdulaziz Fahad Al Nuaimi, Abdullah Hassan Sharif, Amir Hassan Taha (Al Arabi) Muhammad Imad Fayez, and Issa Abdul Basit (Al Ahli) Yusef Tariq Al Khatib (Al Wakra) Ibrahim Muhammad Ali, Ahmed Hashem Al-Rawi and Hassan Muhammad Al Gharib (Al Rayyan). Talal Muhammad Talib Ballan (Qatar SC), Abd Al Rahman Nasser Al Shaybah (Al Khor), Mustafa Al Sayed Ghazi and Sami Mazen Issa (Mesaimeer) Abd Al Rahman Khalid Muhammad (Muaither), Awab Al Awad Ali (Al Sailiya).