Doha: The Qatar Football Association has announced Team Qatar squad to participate in the qualifiers of the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ China 2025.
To run until September 29, the 10 groups - five of four teams each and five of five – will be contested in a centralised league format. All group winners, along with the five best-placed runners-up, will progress to the final tournament and be joined by 1985 champions China PR, who are hosting for a second time after their first in 2010.
Group J hosts Qatar, who emerged triumphant in 2014 and have qualified for each of the past five editions, take on Singapore at 8pm at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha. The visitors have 19 appearances, three more than the home side, although the most recent occasion was in 1978. The simultaneous kick-off at the Grand Hamad Stadium in Doha has Jordan, aiming for a third consecutive qualification and ninth overall, battling Hong Kong, China, whose last appearance – their 16th – came in 1977.
Team Qatar Squad:
Abu Baker Mohamed, Jalal Almir, Mohamed Fawzi, Ibrahim Al Hassan, Awad Fudhail, Jassim Al Hamad, Bassam Adel, Muaz Ibrahim, Nawaf Al Yahri, Younis Mohamed, Yousef Mohammed, Abdullah Mujeeb, Khalid, Muataman Mohammed, Jameel Radi, Tahseen Mohammed, Salim Reda, Abdulaziz Al Bakri, Mohammed Hani, Yousef Marei, Ali Mohammed, Fayez Morwan and Ayoub Al Alawi.