MUSCAT, FEB 12
The Oman national beach soccer team began its third domestic preparatory camp on Wednesday. The nine-day camp which will run until February 20 is inline to the team’s preparations for the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Thailand 2025 which will take place in Pattaya from March 20 to 30.
Oman team, under technical guidance of the experienced coach Talib Hilal, will aim to clinch the second title after they were crowned Asian champions in 2015. Oman took part in the Asian event for seven times.
The national beach soccer team will play four friendly matches against Russia and Belarus in the upcoming camp which will take place during February 24 to March 10. The matches against Russia will be held on March 3 and 5 while the games against Belarus on March 8 and 10. The only aboard camp will be in Thailand ahead of the tournament from March 13 to 18 and it will include friendly match against Thailand on March 16.
Oman team concluded recently a local training camp which featured two friendly matches against Saudi Arabia. The first match ended in a 4-3 penalty shoot-out loss, while Oman secured a 3-1 victory in the second game.
In the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Thailand 2025, Oman have been drawn into Group D alongside Bahrain, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Oman will commence their campaign in the Asian event with a match against Vietnam in the opener on March 21 while they will meet Malaysia in the following match which will take place on March 23. The concluding match is scheduled to be held on March 25 against Bahrain.
The top two from each group will advance to the quarterfinals. The competition will serve as the qualifying event for the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup, with the top three teams earning spots for the 2025 Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup in Seychelles.
OMAN SQUAD: Khalid al Oraimi, Munthir al Oraimi, Abdullah al Souti, Nooh al Zadjali, Mishal al Oraimi, Ahmed al Owaisi, Salim al Oraimi, Younis al Owaisi, Sami al Balushi, Yahya al Murkhi, Abdulrahman al Fazari, Musallam al Oraimi, Majid al Affari, Yousef al Zadjali, Amjad al Hamadani and Sameer al Jameel.
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