SPORT REPORTER
MUSCAT, NOV 8
The Oman national under-17 football team resumed training on Saturday as part of a short local camp currently being held in Muscat Governorate. The camp runs until Monday, serving as part of the team’s final preparations for participation in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers, scheduled to kick off at the end of November.
This local camp comes just before the team’s departure to Thailand on Monday evening for an external training camp, during which Oman will play two friendly matches — the first against Thailand on November 13, and the second against Kuwait on November 16. After completing the Thailand camp, the team will travel to Myanmar on November 20 to begin final preparations for the qualifiers, where they will play their opening match against Syria on November 24, followed by fixtures against Nepal, Myanmar and Afghanistan later in the month.
The team’s technical staff, led by head coach Ahmed bin Salem Bait Said, announced a 24-player squad for the current camp:
Abdullah bin Khalifa al Saadi, Bashar bin Badr al Shamsi, Mohammed bin Salim al Jabri, Nimar bin Talal al Amri, Awadh bin Khamis al Saadi, Mohammed bin Majid al Balushi (Al Amarat Club), Mubarak bin Yousuf al Amri, Turki bin Ghassan al Ghassani, Muath bin Younis al Hinai, Abdullah bin Khalid al Zaabi, Nizar bin Mohammed al Silmi (Al Seeb Club), Bashar bin Abdullah al Ghafri (Bahla Club), Al Hassan bin Ahmed Bahhaj (Al Ittihad Club), Omar bin Khalfan al Maani (Majees Club), Saleh bin Fakhri al Balushi (Al Nasr Club), Salim bin Basim al Rawahi (Samayil Club), Saad bin Mohammed al Maamari (Dibba Club), Ahmed bin Jameel al Yahmadi, Mohammed bin Ahmed al Hashemi, Turki bin Mohammed al Ruzaiqi, Abdullah bin Raed al Balushi (Al Musannah Club), Al Azhar bin Khamis al Saadi (Al Suwaiq Club), Mishaal bin Said al Raqqadi (Bausher Club), and Mohammed bin Jumaa al Uraini (Al Bashayer Club).
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