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Qatar coach Felix Sanchez has announced the national team squad that will be seen in action for the AFC U-23 Championship to be held in Thailand from January 8 to 26.
Qatar who finished third in the last edition in China, are placed alongside 2016 champions Japan, Saudi Arabia and Syria in Group B.
The squadcColor:> Amro Abdulfatah, Abdullah Ali, Hamam al Amin, Salah Hassan, Khalid Mounir, Ahmed Suhail, Ali Malallah, Mohammed al Bayati, Hassan Ahmed, Tariq Sulaiman, Meshaal Barshim, Hashim Ali, Adel al Ahmed, Ahmed al Menhali, Abdulrashid Amaro, Abdullah al Ahraq, Mohammed Adel, Abdulrahman Mohamed, Khalifa al Bakri, Yousef Abdulrazaq, Jassim Jaber, Yazan al Sheikh, Nasser al Yazidi, Nasser al Ahraq, Mohammed al Bakri and Nayef Abdulrahim.
Lee, Paik out of
Korea squad
Meanwhile, Korea Republic will be without Lee Kang-in and Paik Seung-ho for their challenge in Thailand.
The Korea Football Association announced on Monday that Valencia CF midfielder Lee and SV Darmstadt 98 midfielder Paik Seung-ho are not available for the tournament which also serves as the Qualifiers for 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Head coach Kim Hak-bum had announced his 22-man roster last Tuesday, leaving one spot open in hopes of filling it with either Lee or Paik.
According to the KFA, Valencia would have agreed to release Lee if not for his quad injury while Darmstadt wanted Paik to play in the group stage only, whereas Korea wanted the 22-year-old for the entire competition.
German club SC Freiburg, however, have released midfielder Jeong Woo-yeong. The 20-year-old is the only Europe-based player on coach Kim’s team.
Both Lee and Paik have played for the senior national team.
Lee had an outstanding FIFA U-20 World Cup in June, winning the Golden Ball as Korea Republic emerged runners-up.
The KFA said FC Seoul defender Yoon Jong-gyu is the 23rd player in the squad and he will train Korea Republic for their training camp in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Korea will face defending champions Uzbekistan, China and Iran in Group C at Thailand 2020.
They will open their campaign against China on January 9, before facing Iran (January 12) and Uzbekistan (January 15).
Australia coach
sets title target
Australia announced their squad with head coach Graham Arnold targeting the title.
Australia’s U23 men’s national team for next month’s tournament will feature 14 players representing 8 A-League clubs, with nine members of Graham Arnold’s squad set to arrive in Southeast Asia from overseas-based teams.
The green and gold will play an international friendly against Republic in Malaysia’s capital on Friday, before traveling to Bangkok on Saturday where Group A games against Iraq, Thailand, and Bahrain await.
The top three teams at the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 will join Japan as Asia’s representatives in the men’s football competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Arnold said he was happy with the final make-up.
“To finalise the 23 players for this tournament was no simple task – we had over 50 players on our radar for this tournament, so we will arrive in Thailand with a strong squad and one that I believe will represent Australia well.
“Our target is to become the U23 champions of Asia, and we know if we can achieve that further opportunities will come the team’s way in 2020.”
Doha
Qatar coach Felix Sanchez has announced the national team squad that will be seen in action for the AFC U-23 Championship to be held in Thailand from January 8 to 26.
Qatar who finished third in the last edition in China, are placed alongside 2016 champions Japan, Saudi Arabia and Syria in Group B.
The squadcColor:> Amro Abdulfatah, Abdullah Ali, Hamam al Amin, Salah Hassan, Khalid Mounir, Ahmed Suhail, Ali Malallah, Mohammed al Bayati, Hassan Ahmed, Tariq Sulaiman, Meshaal Barshim, Hashim Ali, Adel al Ahmed, Ahmed al Menhali, Abdulrashid Amaro, Abdullah al Ahraq, Mohammed Adel, Abdulrahman Mohamed, Khalifa al Bakri, Yousef Abdulrazaq, Jassim Jaber, Yazan al Sheikh, Nasser al Yazidi, Nasser al Ahraq, Mohammed al Bakri and Nayef Abdulrahim.
Lee, Paik out of
Korea squad
Meanwhile, Korea Republic will be without Lee Kang-in and Paik Seung-ho for their challenge in Thailand.
The Korea Football Association announced on Monday that Valencia CF midfielder Lee and SV Darmstadt 98 midfielder Paik Seung-ho are not available for the tournament which also serves as the Qualifiers for 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Head coach Kim Hak-bum had announced his 22-man roster last Tuesday, leaving one spot open in hopes of filling it with either Lee or Paik.
According to the KFA, Valencia would have agreed to release Lee if not for his quad injury while Darmstadt wanted Paik to play in the group stage only, whereas Korea wanted the 22-year-old for the entire competition.
German club SC Freiburg, however, have released midfielder Jeong Woo-yeong. The 20-year-old is the only Europe-based player on coach Kim’s team.
Both Lee and Paik have played for the senior national team.
Lee had an outstanding FIFA U-20 World Cup in June, winning the Golden Ball as Korea Republic emerged runners-up.
The KFA said FC Seoul defender Yoon Jong-gyu is the 23rd player in the squad and he will train Korea Republic for their training camp in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Korea will face defending champions Uzbekistan, China and Iran in Group C at Thailand 2020.
They will open their campaign against China on January 9, before facing Iran (January 12) and Uzbekistan (January 15).
Australia coach
sets title target
Australia announced their squad with head coach Graham Arnold targeting the title.
Australia’s U23 men’s national team for next month’s tournament will feature 14 players representing 8 A-League clubs, with nine members of Graham Arnold’s squad set to arrive in Southeast Asia from overseas-based teams.
The green and gold will play an international friendly against Republic in Malaysia’s capital on Friday, before traveling to Bangkok on Saturday where Group A games against Iraq, Thailand, and Bahrain await.
The top three teams at the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 will join Japan as Asia’s representatives in the men’s football competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Arnold said he was happy with the final make-up.
“To finalise the 23 players for this tournament was no simple task – we had over 50 players on our radar for this tournament, so we will arrive in Thailand with a strong squad and one that I believe will represent Australia well.
“Our target is to become the U23 champions of Asia, and we know if we can achieve that further opportunities will come the team’s way in 2020.”
