The national team is training in Doha today in preparation for “Al-Nashama” in the Arab Cup

This evening, the national football team will perform its first training session in Doha, following its arrival yesterday in preparation for participation in the 2025 Arab Cup, scheduled in Qatar during the period from the first to the 18th of next month.

The team will play in the third group alongside the teams of Egypt, Jordan and Kuwait, and will begin its journey by meeting the Jordanian team (Al-Nashama) at Al-Bayt Stadium next Wednesday, then face Egypt on the sixth of this month at Lusail Stadium, and conclude its matches in the first round by meeting the Kuwaiti national team on the ninth of the month at Stadium 974.

The team’s delegation left for Doha yesterday, via Dubai International Airport, after the team concluded a short camp in Dubai, during which it conducted three training sessions at the Dubai Police Officers Club.

For his part, goalkeeper coach Dr. Zakaria Ahmed told Emirates Al-Youm: “The absence of the main goalkeeper Khaled Issa from the ranks of the national team due to injury is a golden opportunity for the national team coach Olario Cosmin to include the talented goalkeeper Hamad Al-Muqbali as the main goalkeeper in the Arab Cup,” describing Al-Muqbali as the one with the distinguished numbers last season, as he was the main goalkeeper in the Olympic team, as well as in his club Shabab Al-Ahly, stressing that “Al-Muqbali has proven his presence strongly, and he deserves to be He succeeds Khaled Issa in the national team.”

Zakaria Ahmed added: “Goalkeeper Hamad Al-Muqbali has proven his worth during the past period, and the Arab Cup is the appropriate tournament to give him the opportunity, as he is a very reliable element along with the rest of his teammates in guarding the national team’s goal.”

Zakaria confirmed that “Hamad Al-Muqbali is ready to play in the starting lineup for the national team in the Arab Cup Championship,” considering that “there is no adventure in fielding him as a starter, because he has proven his presence and written his birth certificate as a promising goalkeeper.”

He continued: “Shabab Al-Ahly achieved the league championships and the President’s Cup last season with the presence of its goalkeeper Hamad Al-Muqbali, who is considered to have the highest clean sheet in the league so far, as he only conceded one goal until the eighth round of the ADNOC Professional League, and this reflects the team’s possession of a distinguished defensive system, in addition to a distinguished goalkeeper as well.”

Zakaria Ahmed pointed out that Al-Muqbali was distinguished during the past year as a goalkeeper, according to the numbers he achieved from last season until the current season, adding: “Therefore, I support his presence as a main goalkeeper in the national team’s squad in the Arab Cup.”

24 players on the national team roster

The Football Association announced on its official account on the “X” platform that the national team’s list includes 24 players, namely: Ali Khasif, Hamad Al-Muqbali, Adel Al-Hosani, Ruben Philippe, Lucas Pimenta, Kwame Koidu, Aladdin Zuhair, Sascha Ivkovic, Richard O’Connor, Marcos Meloni, Khaled Al-Dhanhani, Gustavo Alex, Ali Saleh, Hareb Abdullah, Issam Fayez, Nicholas Jimenez, Yahya Nader, Majid Rashid, Yahya Al-Ghassani, Luan Birara, Caio Lucas, Bruno Oliveira, Mohamed Jumaa, Sultan Adel.