(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Oman's football team on Tuesday left for Kuwait to participate in the 23rd Gulf Cup championship. The tournament will be held from December 22 to January 5.
H E Sheikh Saad bin Mohammed al Mardouf al Saadi, Minister of Sports Affairs, on Monday met the national team players at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bausher.
Sheikh Salim al Wahaibi, chairman of the Oman Football Association (OFA) and members of the association, members of the technical and administrative bodies were also present during the meeting.
The Omani delegation is being led by the OFA chairman accompanied by council members and employees, in addition to the technical team.
The team left with high expectations of winning the title again after its maiden win at the 19th edition of the tourney that was held in Oman.
The national team went through a two-week training programme that included a friendly with the Yemeni national team.
The squad: Ahmed bin Faraj al Rawahi, Fahmi bin Said Dorbeen, Abdullah bin Nouh, Said bin Salim al Ruzaiqi, Basil bin Abdullah al Rawahi, Ali bin Salim al Nahhar, Sulaiman bin Abdullah al Buraiki, Muhsin bin Jawhar al Khaldi, Fayez bin Issa al Rishaidi, Yaseen bin Khaleel al Shiyadi, Mahmoud bin Mabrook al Mushaifri, Mohamed bin Saleh al Musalmi, Ali bin Sulaiman al Busaidi, Hareb bin Jameel al Sadi, Khalid bin Khalifa al Hajri, Abdulaziz bin Hameed al Muqbali, Saood bin Khamis al Farsi, Sami bin Khamis al Hasni, Jameel bin Salem al Yahmedi, Ali bin Hilal al Jabri, Mohamed bin Faraj al Rawahi, Said bin Suhail al Mulkhaini, Nadir bin Awadh Basheer, Ahmed bin Mubarak al Muhaijri and Ra'ed Ibrahim
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