09-03-2025
Oman coach selects squad for Red Warriors camp
MUSCAT, MARCH 9
Oman head coach, Rasheed Jaber, has selected 24 players for the national team domestic camp which began on Sunday night and will run until March 13. The five-day camp is designed to provide an opportunity for local club players to train under the national team coaching staff during a break in the top-tier league. This camp is a crucial part of Oman's preparations for the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to 2026.
Seeb players will join the camp after the team match against Al Arabi of Kuwait in the second leg of quarterfinals of AFC Challenge Cup which is scheduled on Wednesday at Seeb Stadium.
The opted players in the squad were: Ibrahim al Mukhaini, Abdulmalik al Badri, Khalid al Buraiki, Ghanim al Habsi, Thani al Rushedi, Majid al Saadi, Khalid al Ghatrefi, Musab al Shaqsi, Harib al Saadi, Abdullah Fawaz, Ahed al Mashaikhi, Al Faraj al Kiyumi, Redwan al Siyabi, Mulham al Sunaidi, Issa al Naabi, Ahmed al Kaabi, Yousef al Malki, Hussain al Shahri, Mohammed al Ghafri, Salah al Yahyaei, Nasser al Rawahi, Mundher al Wahaibi, Mohammed Abdulhakeem and Hatim al Roushdi.
Based to the confirmation of Oman team manager, Khalid al Rawas, the national team will play a friendly match against Sudan on Thursday at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, after the cancellation of the previous match against Niger.
The warm-up game against Sudan serves as the only match ahead of AFC Asian Qualifiers encounters against South Korea and Kuwait on March 20 in Korea.
In the beginning week of March, Red Warriors concluded their first short warm-up gathering which lasted for few days. During the last camp, the team went under several training sessions and the camp was an opportunity for the coaching staff to monitor the players' physical and technical level.
Oman will vie for spot from group B as they are now with six points in the group. Red Warriors will shift their focus to bounce back strongly in the qualifiers after their defeat against Iraq by 1-0 in last November.
Red Warriors concentration will be on the third and fourth places as this will lead to another phase of competitions ahead of the World Cup in Mexico, USA and Canada next summer. Iraq has bolstered their chances of claiming one of the top two spots in Group B beside Jordan while South Korea almost confirmed their spot to the World Cup. Oman will face a challenging away fixture against group leaders South Korea in Seoul on March 20 and five days later they will meet Kuwait in Kuwait City.
