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((Girls' Football)) faces UAE in Asian Cup qualifiers.. Today

((Girls' Football)) faces UAE in Asian Cup qualifiers.. Today

The national under-17 women's football team prepares, on Thursday, to appear in the second round of Group A matches in the 2027 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers.

The national team will meet its UAE counterpart at 1:00 PM today, Jordan time, at the Talgar Central Stadium - *correction: Tursunzade Central Stadium* - in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, seeking a new positive result after drawing 1-1 with host Tajikistan in the first round, which also saw the Republic of Korea defeat the UAE 16-0. Thus, the Republic of Korea tops the group standings with 3 points from one match, followed by Jordan and Tajikistan with one point each, while the UAE remains without points.

Concurrently with the national team's match against the UAE, the teams of Tajikistan and the Republic of Korea will meet in the second round of group matches.

The first-place team in each of the eight groups will qualify for the finals, joining the top-ranked teams from the previous edition: defending champions DPR Korea, Japan, Australia, and China.

The national team squad, led by coach Luna Al-Masri, includes: Maya Al-Sayed, Alma Shtat, Raya Abu Ruman, Iman Al-Tamizi, Salma Diab, Sahar Abdul Rahim, Maria Al-Mousa, Jude Artimeh, Jude Daoud, Jana Al-Mohtasib, Noha Al-Qaisi, Yana Dweik, Leen Abu Halawa, Nadine Abu Salha, Leen Abdul Rahman, Leen Sobeir, Gia Sawalha, Tolin Obeidat, Alma Al-Saifi, Lamar Youssef, Raghad Haqroos, Leen Al-Qaisi, and Taima Jaara.

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