Muscat, (ONA) - The technical staff of the national futsal team has announced the list of players that will enter the next internal camp during the period from September 15 to October 4 at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bousher in preparation for the Asian Cup scheduled for next November in Turkmenistan.

The list of players in the internal camp, whose training is led by the national coach Younis Al-Fahdi and his assistant, Othman bin Ali Al-Anbouri, includes 18 players: Abdul Aziz Al-Raqadi, Musa Al-Raqadi, Younis Al-Owaisi, Muhannad Al-Shibli, Issa Al-Balushi, Muhammad Al-Adawi, Luay Al-Wahaibi, Mutassim Al-Hashmi, Zamil Al-Balushi, Khalfan Al-Mawali, Samir Al-Balushi, Muhammad Al-Hasani, Ammar Al-Busaidi, Mansour Al-Hadi, Issa Al-Jabri, Muhammad Al-Lawati and Mukhlid Al-Raqadi.

The technical staff seeks to raise the level of fitness for players, in addition to implementing a number of tactical plans for harmony and adaptation between players in the midfield.

All necessary precautionary measures will be applied according to the health system prepared by the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA), including player checks for Coronavirus (Covid 19), as well as daily temperature measurement and spacing between players.

The national futsal team is preparing for the AFC Futsal Cup, to be held next November, in which 16 teams will participate in four groups. The first group includes our national team along with host Turkmenistan, Vietnam and Tajikistan. The second group includes Lebanon, Kuwait, Japan and Kyrgyzstan, while the third group includes Bahrain, Uzbekistan, China and Indonesia, and the fourth group includes the defending champions Iran, Thailand, South Korea and Saudi Arabia. The top five in the tournament will qualify for the World Cup finals in Lithuania next year.

The AFC had decided to postpone the Futsal AFC Asian Cup until next November due to the Corona pandemic, after it was scheduled to be held in Turkmenistan during the period from February 24 to March 9.

(ONA)