Junior national team announces its squad for the ((WAFF)) championship
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The technical staff of the U-17 national junior football team, led by coach Ashraf Shatat, announced the list of players in preparation for the 13th West Asian Football Federation "WAFF" Junior Championship, which will be held from September 26 to October 5 in the city of Aqaba.
The list included 23 players: Karam Al-Najjar, Hashem Al-Khatib, Fayez Al-Rawashdeh, Ibrahim Al-Fawadleh, Obada Al-Riyahneh, Abdulhamid Al-Badayneh, Yousef Abu Sheikha, Mohammed Zaki, Faisal Al-Hourani, Yazan Qadada, Abdulkarim Al-Fayez, Saif Al-Din Atmeh, Ahmed Bani Yassin, Ahmed Abu Dayeh, Jamil Al-Issa, Aws Amseitif, Abdulrahman Al-Baba, Fares Abu Zema, Khaled Al-Sa'sa', Waseem Al-Harbawi, Hashem Aql, Abdullah Hamad, and Ibrahim Abu Hajar.
As part of the preparations for the tournament, the national team will meet its Palestinian counterpart in a friendly match at 5:00 PM today, Tuesday, at the Aqaba Stadium.
The national team will begin its participation in the West Asian Football Federation Championship by meeting its Omani counterpart on Sunday, September 27, and will face the UAE on Thursday, October 1.
Seven teams are participating in the tournament, divided into two groups. The first group includes 4 teams: Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine. The second group includes 3 teams: Jordan, the UAE, and Oman. The winner and runner-up of each group will qualify for the semi-finals.