24-04-2025
Oman stars arrive in Seychelles for Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup
MUSCAT, APRIL 24
The Oman beach soccer team players arrived in Mahe Island in Seychelles on Thursday to take part in the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup which will begin from May 1 to 11. Oman's delegation received a warm welcome upon their arrival to Seychelles International Airport as Non-resident Ambassador of Oman to Republic of Seychelles, Saud bin Hilal al Shaidani, was among the head officials to receive the national team delegation.
Oman squad, under the technical guidance of experienced coach Talib Hilal, is in best shape to commence their sixth appearance in the global event. Oman, who will eye to advance to the knockout stage for first time, will take on Italy, who ended runners-up in the last edition, on May 2. They will meet El Salvador, champions of 2025 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship, on May 4 and conclude group matches against world champions Brazil on May 6.
Upon arrival to the Mahe Island, the coaching staff instructed the players for a light training session to stretch their muscles after the long journey. Then, the team will have their daily training schedules until the kick-off action of the tournament. Oman will play two friendly matches in their final warm-up camp in Seychelles as they will meet against hosts Seychelles and Paraguay on Sunday. These two matches will be critical as they will shape the player's readiness for this essential assignment.
Oman will enter this event with high morale after they had ended as runners-up at the 2025 AFC Asian Beach Soccer Beach in Thailand last March. The team had suffered a 8-1 loss against Iran in the concluding match. Also, they had ended recently as champions of GCC Beach Games in Muscat by claiming gold medals and both events acted as a golden opportunity for the team to gear up for the global showpiece event. Oman team players had excelled with an outstanding show in the Gulf event as they started with a 5-1 thrashing of Bahrain. They stunned Kuwait 3-1 before securing a thrilling 1-0 win over the UAE in third game. Later, Oman thumped Saudi Arabia by 7-2 to seal the victory and gold medal.
Oman squad: Younis al Owaisi, Amjad al Hamdani, Said al Farsi, Abdullah al Souti, Musallam al Oraimi, Nooh al Zadjali, Ahmed al Owaisi, Salim al Oraimi, Mundher al Oraimi, Sami al Balushi, Al Yadhan al Hindasi, Yahya al Murkhi, Khalid al Oraimi and Mashal al Oraimi.
