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Observer
2 days ago
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Red Warriors resume final trainings ahead of Palestine clash
MUSCAT: Oman national football team resumed training in Amman city in Jordan ahead of their decisive Group B encounter against Palestine on Tuesday in the AFC Asian Qualifiers — Road to 26. The match will determine the final team from the group to reach the playoff stage, keeping hopes alive for a place at the Fifa World Cup 2026. Following their arrival in the Jordanian capital on Friday, the Red Warriors returned to the training pitch on Saturday night, beginning their recovery and tactical preparations. The team is scheduled to hold its final official training session on Monday at King Abdullah II Stadium, the venue of Tuesday's high-stakes clash. Currently sitting one point ahead of Palestine, Oman will enter the match with two possible paths to progression including victory or a draw that will secure their place in the playoff phase. For Palestine, however, only a victory will be enough to leapfrog Oman and continue their remarkable qualifying journey. Oman will enter the match with two possible paths to progression including victory or a draw that will secure their place in the playoff phase The last two days training in Amman saw Oman's coaching staff emphasise recovery drills, physical conditioning, and tactical formations tailored for Tuesday's encounter. Coach Rasheed has called for full focus and discipline from his players, underlining the importance of capitalising on their position and experience. Also, the coaching staff are working to find the best alternative player to cover the place of experienced Ali al Busaidy who will miss this essential match due to two yellow cards in the previous match while Bangkok United forward player Mohsin al Ghassani will be available in Palestine's critical match after an absence in the last game against Jordan. His availability will provide more strength in the attacking side as Oman's suffered to score in the previous encounter. Oman players during the last training session Oman's automatic qualification hopes came to an end following a 3-0 home defeat to Jordan on Thursday night in Muscat in a match where Jordan's striker Ali Olwan scored a memorable hat-trick to send his nation to the World Cup for the first time in history. Now, Rasheed Jaber's men must regroup quickly and deliver a result that keeps their dream alive through the playoff route. Palestine, making their debut at this stage of the AFC Qualifiers, impressed with back-to-back victories, including a 2-0 win over Kuwait in the latter's home and will approach the clash with confidence and high momentum. The Iranian referee Mooud Bonyadifard will officiate the match between Oman and Palestine beside an assistant of Iranian umpiring team comprised from Redha Idroom and Farhad Marooji as assistant referrers and Bayam Haydri as fourth umpire.
Observer
23-03-2025
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- Observer
Oman on high confidence before Kuwait clash
MUSCAT, MARCH 23 The confident Oman will complete their technical readiness for Kuwait clash on Monday as they will have the final training session at the Jaber International Stadium venue which will host the clash between both parties on Tuesday as part of group B matches for AFC Asian Qualifiers — Road to 26. Oman team delegation arrived to Kuwait city on Friday and commenced their training sessions at Khaitan SC. Furthermore, the fitness team directed the players to perform some physical training to ensure their fitness level ahead of the awaiting clash on Tuesday. Red Warriors are on high confidence following their late draw against South Korea last Thursday at Goyang Stadium. Oman players including the experienced member Ali al Busaidy delivered a crucial goal in the second half of the match to lift Oman hopes for automatic spots to the Fifa World Cup and to advance competing for the playoffs. Kuwait match will feature returning of many national stars including Harib al Saadi who was stopped in the previous match due to accumulated yellow cards. Oman's squad will be further strengthened by the presence of stars like Salah al Yahyaei, Al Munther al Alawi, Mohsin al Ghassani and Issam al Subhi. Head coach Rasheed Jaber and his team recognise the significance of this match, as a win would propel Oman to 10 points — bringing them closer to securing a playoff spot. Following the hard-fought draw against South Korea, Jaber emphasised that the team will capitalise on their positive momentum and push forward in the remaining fixtures. With two more qualifiers left — one at home in Muscat and another away against Palestine — securing three points against Kuwait would significantly ease Oman's path in the campaign. Free tickets 'We Are All With You' campaign will provide 100 tickets for some Omani fans to attend and support the national team in the upcoming match against Kuwait at Jaber International Stadium. The fans will travel and return back in the same day beside that there will be 2000 tickets allocated for Omani fans and they will be distributed to Omanis who are available in Kuwait.
Observer
14-03-2025
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- Observer
Fighting Seeb miss out on AFC Challenge semis
MUSCAT, MARCH 13 Seeb's hopes to secure spot in semifinals of AFC Challenge League 2024-25 were dashed by Kuwait's Al Arabi as the home-leg match of quarterfinal ended at 2-2 draw on Wednesday night at the Seeb Stadium. The first-leg match in Kuwait finished in favour of Al Arabi by 1-0 last week. With an aggregate win of 3-2, Al Arabi confirmed their spot in the semifinals as they set up a clash against Turkmenistan's FC Arkadag who managed to win against East Bengal of India in an overall 3-1 result. At the Seeb Stadium, Seeb took the advantage of the home match and fans support as they were the best side in the first half through the active movement of Ali al Busaidy, Abdulaziz al Maqbali and Abdulrahman al Mushefri. The hosts depended on the cross balls into the box to threaten Al Arabi defending line. Ali al Busaidy and Abdulaziz al Maqbali were attempting shots from outside the box but failed to seriously trouble the goalkeeper. Despite Seeb's early active pressure, Al Arabi managed to break the deadlock and take the lead in the 23rd minute through Hussain Ashkanani as he benefited from Omar al Fazari's mistake to convert the ball into the target. Seeb players worked hard to make a comeback as they were supposed to score two goals. Oman national team former striker Abdulaziz al Maqbali delivered a powerful left-footed shot from the right edge of the penalty area but his shot was saved by goalkeeper Suleiman Abdulghafour who made a brilliant save in the 33rd minute. Four minutes before the end of the first half, Abdulrahman al Mushefri equalised for Seeb following a well-planned attempt began by Eid al Farsi, who sent a perfect ground cross to the box area and found Omar al Fazari. Al Fazari's initial strike was saved by Abdulghafour but Al Mushefri followed up strongly to make it 1-1 at the half-time. The home side started the second half strongly as they were looking to score the second goal. Abdulaziz al Maqbali could nearly take the lead in the 55th minute but his attempt was denied by Hasan Hamdan as Zaher al Aghbari led a swift counterattack down the left before passing to Al Busaidy who delivered a dangerous cross into the box. Once again, Suleiman Abdulghafour managed to save his net but the ball fell to striker Abdulaziz whose low drive narrowly missed the left post. Seeb and Al Arabi players fight for the ball at Seeb Stadium. The response from Al Arabi came in the 62nd minute through free-kick from Kamil al Aswad which struck the defensive wall before Ali al Busaidy cleared the ball off the goal line. Abdulghafour was the star of the match as he saved again a powerful header from Abdulaziz al Maqbali in the 71st minute. Seeb head coach Nikola Djurovic decided to focus in attacking side through some substitutions as the match was approaching towards the end. The substitute, Abu Bakr Kamara, was entered on right time to deliver Seeb a crucial second goal through header following a deep free-kick from Jameel al Yahmadi in the 89th minute. The second half ended for Seeb at 2-1 and both teams went to an extra-time to decide the winner. In the 102nd minute, Algerian defender Sofiane Bouchar of Al Arabi managed to deliver a crucial goal for his team after directing a powerful header into the net to make it 2-2 and 3-2 as an aggregate win. Seeb player Eid al Farsi said that the team players delivered all their efforts during the match. 'Our focus as a team were in this prestigious AFC Challenge League. We worked very hard to deliver all our efforts in order to go further in this event but finally we lost due to some minor mistakes in the game. This is football as we are accepting the win we have to accept the loss. Good luck for Al Arabi in the remaining rounds of the event. Special thanks for our fans for their support,' he concluded.
