Doha: Qatar’s Olympic Under-23 team yesterday set up a preparation camp ahead of the qualifying matches of the U-23 Asian Cup finals in which will take place in Doha from October 31 to November 12.
Qatar will play against the Syria, Yemen and Sri Lanka.
Qatar’s Chilean coach Nicolas Cordova has finalised a squad of 28 players as they began the training camp which will continue until October 31.
In the first phase, 24 players will participate in the training, with the four players – Mohamed Waad, Youssef Abdul Razzaq, Salah Zakaria and Hammam Al Amin joining from Oct 13.
Qatar’s Olympic squad will play two friendly matches in the internal preparation camp with the Kuwait U-23 team on Oct 15 and on Oct 18.
The Qatar squad also completed a training camp in May when they played friendlies against Malta, Croatia and Bosnia .
A total of 42 teams will participate in the qualifiers to secure 15 places up for grabs. The U-23 AFC Asian Cup will be held in Uzbekistan.
