The first national football team will participate in the 25th Gulf Cup, which will be hosted by the Iraqi city of Basra, from January 6-19, 2023.
The Big Red is competing in the tournament in Group A alongside the teams: Iraq, Oman and Saudi Arabia, where it will play its first match next Friday against the Saudi national team, after the opening match that will bring together Iraq and Oman.
The national team has been involved in an external camp in Egypt led by Czech coach Miroslav Skop and his assistant national coach Mohamed Al-Zuraiki since last November 24, during which he played six test matches with Egyptian clubs in the second division.
The following is the list of the national team that arrived in Basra last Friday:
- Salem Al-Harish - goalkeeper
- Mohamed Aman - goalkeeper
- Ali Fadl Abbas - goalkeeper
- Haroun Youssef Al-Zubaidi - central defender
- Director of Abed Rabbo Al-Radai - Central Defense
Hamza Al-Rimi - Central Defender
- Akram Al-Bahri - central defender
- Ahmed Muhammad Al-Wajih - left back
- Jarallah Al-Zaghari - left back
- - Imad Hammoud Al-Jadimah - Right Back
- Amr Talal Lotf - central defender
Omar Abdullah Chared - Defender
- Muhammad Fawzi Bahmeed - pivot
- Muhammad Hassan Al-Tairi - Central Center
- Nasir Muhammadou - central midfielder
- Muhammad Hashem Al-Najjar - center
- Hamza Muhammad Hanash - center
- Anis Salem Al-Maari - attacking midfielder
- Abdelwase Al-Matari - attacking midfielder
- Omar Abdullah Al-Dahi - striker
- Ahmed Al-Srouri, striker
- Muhammad Abdullah Al-Dahi - Attacker
- Ali Abdo Al-Omari - striker
- Ayman Al-Hajry - striker
- Ahmed Maher - striker.
Source: Yemen News Agency