Saudi Arabia national team has announced 26 players in the squad for AFC Asian Cup 2023 Final Round from 12 January – 10 February 2024 at Doha, Qatar.
The team under the management of Roberto Mancini, with a focus on key players like Salem Al-Dawsari, Firas Al-Brikhan, and Ali Al-Bulaihi. It’s great to see these players recognized for their contributions to the team. The mention of other players having a chance to play around 40-50% in the upcoming 2023/24 season suggests a dynamic roster with opportunities for various team members. Seeing how the team performs and evolves under Mancini’s guidance will be interesting.
The list of 26 players is as follows.
Goalkeeper
Nawaf Al-Aqidi (Al Nassr)
Raghed Najjar (Al Nassr)
Ahmed Al-Kassar (Al Fayha)
Defender
Hassan Kadish (Al Ittihad)
Ali Al-Bulaihi (Al Hilal)
Awn Al-Salouli (Al Taawoun)
Hassan Al-Tambakti (Al Hilal)
Ali Lajami (Al Nassr)
Saud Abdulhamid (Al Hilal)
Fawaz Al-Saqour (Al Shabab)
Nasser Al-Dawsari (Al Hilal)
Midfielder
Abdullah Al-Khabiri (Al Nassr)
Mukhtar Ali (Al Fateh)
Abdullah Al-Maliki (Al Hilal)
Eid Al-Muwallad (Al Okhdood)
Salem Al-Dawsari (Al Hilal)
Faisal Al-Ghamdi (Al Ittihad)
Abbas Al-Hassan (Al Fateh)
Muhammad Kanno (Al Hilal)
Sami Al-Naji (Al Nassr)
Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al Nassr)
Ayman Yahya (Al Nassr)
Fahad Al-Muwallad (Al Shabab)
Forward
Abdullah Radif (Al Shabab)
Firas Al-Brikan (Al Ahli)
Saleh Al-Shehri (Al Hilal)
Saudi Arabia national team has drawn in Group F along with Kyrgyz Republic, Oman, Thailand.
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