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5 days ago
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Oman in Group G in AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers
MUSCAT: Oman U-23 team will vie for an automatic ticket to the final as they will face Iraq, Pakistan and the hosts Cambodia in the AFC U23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 Qualifiers which will table place during September 1-9, 2025. The 44 Asian teams were distributed into eleven groups for the qualifiers and the toppers of each group and four best best-ranked runners-up will join the hosts Saudi Arabia, in the final finals which will take place earlier in 2026. The Asian event draw which took place in the headquarter of AFC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, saw the hosts Jordan team in group A beside Turkmenistan, Chinese Taipei and Bhutan. Japan, two-time champions, will take on Kuwait, Afghanistan and the hosts in Group B. Vietnam will host group C competitions and they will face Yemen, Singapore and Bangladesh. Australia will lead the Group D cast beside the hosts China PR, Timor-Leste and Northern Mariana Islands. Group E comprised from Uzbekistan 2018 winners, Palestine and Kyrgyzstan as the hosts. Sri Lanka clubbed with the hosts Thailand, Malaysia, Lebanon and Mongolia in Group F. Qatar will host group H matches and it will feature Bahrain, India and Brunei Darussalam teams UAE team will eye for an automatic spot to the finals as they try to utilise the hosts advantage of group I matches and they will play against Iran, Hong Kong and Guam. Group J will see 2020 champions South Korea, Indonesia as hosts, Laos and Macau while Group K comprised from Tajikistan (hosts), Syria, Philippines and Nepal teams. Oman in Group G in AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers Oman Olympic U-23 team, coached by Badar al Maimani, are underway in their domestic camp in Muscat. The team played friendly match against Royal Court Affairs team on Wednesday night and ended for the latter by 2-1. The following warm up fixture for the Olympic team will be against Royal Navy Oman team on Thursday before heading off to Moscow on 1st June for the external camp. Oman team will meet Russia Olympic team in Moscow twice as part of the external preparatory camp which will take place in June. Oman team will eye to claim maximum technical output from the abroad camp in Moscow which will feature two friendly matches against Russia Olympic team and one more match against local Russian team. This camp in Russia will act as a key preparation stage for the team's preparations for the AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers which will begin in coming September. DRAW RESULT: Group A: Jordan (H), Turkmenistan, Chinese Taipei, Bhutan Group B: Japan, Kuwait, Myanmar (H), Afghanistan Group C: Vietnam (H), Yemen, Singapore, Bangladesh Group D: Australia, China PR (H), Timor-Leste, Northern Mariana Islands Group E: Uzbekistan, Palestine, Kyrgyz Republic (H), Sri Lanka Group F: Thailand (H), Malaysia, Lebanon, Mongolia Group G: Iraq, Cambodia (H), Oman, Pakistan Group H: Qatar (H), Bahrain, India, Brunei Darussalam Group I: UAE (H), IR Iran, Hong Kong, China, Guam Group J: Korea Republic, Indonesia (H), Laos, Macau Group K: Tajikistan (H), Syria, Philippines, Nepal
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24-05-2025
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Oman in pot three ahead of U23 Asian Cup draw
MUSCAT, May 23 Oman Olympic team positioned in level three beside Singapore, India, Lebanon, Laos, Timor-Leste, Chinese Taipei, Philippines and China teams ahead of the official draw of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 qualifiers which will take place on Thursday at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. As many as 44 teams including Oman team will eye to secure slot to the Asian finals in Saudi Arabia next year in January. The qualifiers will take place between September 1 and 9, 2025. Fifteen teams will move to the finals from the qualifying stage and vie for the Asian title in Saudi Arabia which is hosting this event for the first time in the history. The hosts Saudi Arabia confirmed their berth to the finals as they are hosting the event while 15 more teams will join them in the final. From the 11 groups, the toppers of each group will secure their slot to the finals while the overall four best-ranked runners-up will join to the final too. The qualifying matches will be played in next September in a centralised league format. The Asian teams distributed into different pots while Oman positioned in pot three. The distribution of the teams into different levels was based on a points system derived from their final rankings across the previous three editions of the Finals. coach Badar al Maimani The first pot included: Uzbekistan (1), Japan (2), Iraq (3), Korea Republic (5), Australia (7). In Pot two, Kuwait (14) topped this pot beside Islamic Republic of Iran (15), Turkmenistan (16), Malaysia (17), Bahrain (19), Palestine (20), Syria (21) and Yemen (22). Pot 3 featured Oman (25), Singapore (26), India (28), Lebanon (29), Laos (30), Timor-Leste (31), Chinese Taipei (32), Philippines (33) and China (34). Pot four comprised: Afghanistan (35), Bangladesh (36), Mongolia (37), Guam (39), Pakistan (41), Macau (42), Nepal (43), Brunei Darussalam (44), Sri Lanka (45), Bhutan (46) and Northern Mariana Islands (47). The last hosts Pot featured from: Vietnam (6; Seed: 1), Qatar (8;1), Thailand (9;1), Jordan (10;1), Tajikistan (11;1), United Arab Emirates (12;1), Indonesia (13;2), China PR (18;2), Cambodia (23;2), Myanmar (24;3), Kyrgyz Republic (27;3). On the other side, Oman Olympic U-23 team are underway in their domestic camp in Muscat. The team played friendly match against Royal Court Affairs team on Wednesday night and ended for the latter by 2-1. The following warm up fixture for the Olympic team will be against Royal Navy Oman team on May 30 before heading off to Moscow on June 1 for the external camp. Oman team, coached by Badar al Maimani, will meet Russia Olympic team in Moscow twice as part of the external preparatory camp which will take place in June. Oman team will eye to claim maximum technical output from the abroad camp in Moscow which will feature two friendly matches against Russia Olympic team and one more match against local Russian team. This camp in Russia will act as a key preparation stage for the team's preparations for the AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers which will begin in coming September.
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07-03-2025
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Oman Olympic team back in action for West Asian Championship
MUSCAT: The newly appointed head coach of Oman Olympic team, Badar al Maimani, announced the new squad of Oman Olympic team, who will represent the team in their upcoming assignment at the West Asian U23 Championship to be hosted in Muscat during March 19 to 25. The team returned to action after a long absence of 15 months as the last appearance was in September 2023 during the AFC Under-23 Asian qualifiers in Jordan. The team will begin the opening domestic preparatory camp on Saturday that will run until March 17. Coach Badar opted 26 players for the team's squad including many faces from junior national teams. The squad included: Jawad al Azi, Osama al Mahruqi, Khalid al Sulaimi, Sameer al Hatmi, Osama Bait Sameer, Adnan al Mushefri, Rashad Abdulhameed, Yassar al Balushi, Abdul hadi al Manwari, Mazin al Harrasi, Mohammed al Maamari, Oadi al Manwari, Faisal al Hadidi, Abdullah al Jabri, Salim al Abdali, Naif Faraj, Turki Abdullah, Sultan al Marzooq, Abdul Aleem al Rawahi, Ali al Balushi, Ziyad al Rasbi, Masoud al Bahri, Nasser al Saqri, Abdulaziz al Saqsi, Ahmed al Farsi and Loqman al Jadidi. Coach Badar al Maimani opted 26 players for the team's squad including many faces from junior national teams. Eight teams will vie for the title of West Asian tournament and all the teams are distributed into four groups. Hosts Oman and Saudi Arabia are grouped in Group A while Bahrain and the UAE are clubbed in Group B. Syria and Lebanon teams are in Group C while Jordan and Kuwait form Group D. All the teams will play one match in quarterfinals and the winners from each group will advance to the semifinal. The teams who lose their match will play for the position matches from third to eighth place. Oman team will commence their campaign on March 19 with a match against Saudi Arabia at Seeb Stadium and the match will kick off at 11:30 pm while Bahrain will meet UAE in the same stadium and the match will begin at 8:30 pm. At Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Jordan will take on Kuwait at 8:30 pm while Syria will face Lebanon at 11:30 pm. Last year, Oman hosted the 10th edition of West Asian U16 Championship at Al Saada Sports Complex in Salalah.
