Alkass Digital
Qatar national team manager Bruno Miguel Pinheiro has announced the final squad for the 25th Arab Gulf Cup to be held in Basra, Iraq, from January 6 to 19, 2023.
The 23-man squad includes Meshaal Barsham, Tarek Salman, Mustafa Meshaal, Muhammad Waad, Yousuf Abdurisag, Hashim Ali, Salem Al Hajri, Ali Asad (Al Sadd), Ismaeel Mohammed, Shehab El Laithi, Mohamed Emad, Diab Haroun, Assim Madibo (Al Duhail), Naif Al Hadhrami, Tamim Mansour (Al Rayyan), Homam Al Amin, Amro Suraj, Ahmed Alaa (Al Gharafa), Ahmed Fadel, Khaled Muneer, Hazem Ahmed (Al Wakrah), Mahmoud Abunada, and Jassim Jaber (Al Arabi).
Mohammed Muntari, who scored Qatar's only goal at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, will miss the Gulf Cup 25 after suffering a knee injury.
Team Qatar left for Basra Wednesday morning. The squad will undergo training exercises on Thursday in preparation for a match against Kuwait at 7:15 pm on Friday at Al Kut Olympic Stadium.
Qatar were drawn in group B alongside Kuwait, the UAE and Bahrain.