(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Qatar will take part in the 16-team U-20 Arab Cup, which will be held in Saudi Arabia next month. The event, to be organised by Arab Football Federation (AFF) and Leadership Development Institute, will be played in three cities Riyadh, Dammam and Khobar.
Hosts Saudi Arabia will be joined by Qatar, Morocco, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Tunisia, Sudan, Egypt, Palestine, Algeria, Mauritania, Libya, Comoros, Iraq and Djibouti. The tournament will be held from Feb 17 to Mar 5.
The draw ceremony, which was held in the presence of the Vice President of AFF, Prof Mohamed Rouraoua and the Deputy Director General of the Leadership Development Institute, Prof Hashem Daghistani, resulted in the following four groups:
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium will host the first match of the championship on Feb 17. The group stage matches will end on Feb 24. The quarter-finals will be played on Feb 27 and 28 while last-four fixtures will be held on Mar 2 and 3.
Groups
Group A: Iraq, Tunisia, Mauritania and Kuwait
Group B: Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar and Djibouti
Group C: Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Algeria and Egypt
Group D: Sudan, Libya, UAE and the Comoros Islands
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