MUSCAT: The Oman Under-15 football team thrashed Kuwait 3-0 in a friendly late on Wednesday. Oman team's goals were netted by Riyadh al Tarshi, Mohammed al Mashaikhi and Sulieman al Kharousi.
The Oman U15 team will face Kuwait again on Friday as they continue preparation for the Arab School Football Championship which will be held in Egypt during November 17 to 27 and then the coming assignment in the Under-15 West Asian Football Championship in Khasab, Musandam Governorate, during December 1 to 10.
The Oman team, coached by national head coach Anwar al Habsi, played its inaugural international fixture since July when they had short domestic camps. The preparatory encounters against Kuwait in two games will assist the coaching staff to play both matches with different starting line-up list in order to see the performance of all the squad members. It is expected that coach Anwar will open the opportunity for new faces in Friday's warm-up game and apply some new techniques and tactics that shape the players readiness ahead of the forthcoming official events and assignments.
It is expected that also Kuwait matches will be followed by other friendly games ahead of the team’s attendance in the Arab assignment. On the other hand, Khasab city is gearing up to welcome all the West Asian teams to take part in the 10th edition of the Under-15 West Asian Football Championship during December 1 to 10. The championship will be organised under the umbrella of West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) and hosted by the Sultanate of Oman represented by Oman Football Association (OFA).
The West Asian event for the junior players will see attendance of eight confirmed teams namely Jordan, UAE, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Yemen and the hosts Sultanate of Oman. All the participating teams will take part in this event with players born in 2008. The rules and regulations of the tournament will be announced soon accordingly to the announcement of the WAFF in their official pages in the social media platforms.
The existing Oman squad featured more than 33 players ahead of Arab School Football Championship.
Oman Squad: Abdulaziz al Balushi, Qusai al Mashaikhi, Fahad al Mashaikhi, Ziyad al Matani, Aseel al Habsi, Ali al Awaini, Mohammed al Salhi, Firas al Saadi, Rashid al Sulaimi, Al Hassan al Qasmi, Wasam al Qidhi, Riyadh al Tarshi, Ahmed al Jabri, Ibrahim al Shamsi, Ibrahim al Tamimi, Al Waleed al AbdulSalam, Yazeed al Mushefri, Ahmed al Omrani, Ali al Busaidi, Taimoor Faraj Allah, Al Motasim al Maqbali, Mouath al Hinai, Mohammed al Mashaikhi, Yazin al Khaldi, Sulieman al Kharousi, Waqas al Azki, Sulieman al Mahrouqi, Anwar Rajab, Abdulmalik al Rahbi, Abdulaziz al Oraimi, Al Yazin al Balushi and Musab al Khali.
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