Doha: Qatar head coach Felix Sanchez has announced a 27-player training squad for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.
The squad will be trimmed to a final 23 after the Al Annabi camp and friendlies in December.
Qatar will play Jordan and Kyrgyz Republic on December 23 and 25 and will face Algeria and Islamic Republic of Iran on December 27 and 31 in Doha before they leave for the United Arab Emirates for the Continental showpiece.
Qatar are in Group E of the competition alongside Lebanon, DPR Korea, and Saudi Arabia. The Maroons will face Lebanon in their first match on January 9.
Qatar Squad
Goalkeepers: Saad Al Sheeb, Youssef Hassan, Mohammed Al Bakri, Jassim Al Hail, Yazen Naim.
Defenders: Bassam Hisham, Sultan Al Brake, Hamed Ismail, Boualem Khoukhi, Tariq Salman, Abdelkareem Al Ali, Pedro Miguel, Mohammed Alaa, Abdul Karim Hassan, Ali Afif, Mohammed Musa.
Midfielders: Salim Al Hajri, Assem Madbo, Karim Boudiaf, Ali Awad, Ahmed Fathy, Abdulrahman Fahmy, Abdulaziz Hatem.
Forwards: Hassan Al Haydous, Akram Afif, Almoez Ali, Ahmed Alaa.
Source: the-afc.com