QFA president visits team ahead of FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland

PRESIDENT of the Qatar Football Federation (QFA), Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al Thani, attended the national U-20 national team training ahead of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. The tournament will kick of on May 23 until June 15.

His presence at the training session was to motivate the players and to oversee their preparation. During the visit, the president expressed his confidence in the team’s abilities.

The youth team had a training camp in France during which they played a friendly against Auben of Belgium, which they won 3-2, before leaving for Poland to continue their preparations under the leadership of Portuguese coach Bruno Miguel.

Qatar are in Group D in the World Cup with Ukraine, Nigeria and the United States and will play in the city of Teche. On May 24, Annabi will open against Nigeria, followed by Ukraine on May 27 and the United States on May 30. Qatar U-20 team list: Hammam al Amin Ahmed, Abdullah Saaie, Salah Zakaria (Auben), Shehab Mamdouh al Leithi, Nasser Saleh al Yazidi, Ahmed Sibai (Al Duhail), Nasser Abbas, Issa Ahmed, Khalid Mohammed and Yousef Ayman (Qatar). Abdulrahman Ibrahim, Marwan Sharif, Mohammed Wa’ed, Ahmed Suhail (Al Ahli), Hashim Ali and Yousuf Abdul Razak (Arab), Andrea Siabutra (Al Gharafa), Bahaa Mamdouh al Liithi (Al Sadd) Al Khor) and Ali Mal Allah (Al Wakra).