Today, the new coach of the first national football team, Serbian Ivan Jovanovic, begins his mission through an internal gathering in Dubai that continues until tomorrow, during which he performs daily exercises at the Thiab Awana Stadium at the headquarters of the Football Association, and with the participation of 25 players chosen in the new list in preparation for the resumption of the playoffs Joint of the 2022 World Cup and Asia 2023, then Thailand and Vietnam will be received on July 4 and 9, respectively. Through this gathering, Jovanovic seeks to get to know the players and find their levels, and the technical staff in coordination with the Football Association is looking to conduct a friendly match before the playoffs.
The new list witnessed the return of some elements such as Al-Ain Muhannad Al-Anazi and Mohammed Abdul Rahman players, as well as Amer Abdul Rahman and Mohammed Fawzi from Al-Jazira, and the star and playmaker Al-Jazira Omar Abdul Rahman, who was absent from the Gulf Cup 24.
The list included: Khaled Issa, Muhannad Al-Anazi, Muhammad Abdul Rahman, Bandar Al-Ahbabi (Al-Ain), Abdulaziz Heikal, Muhammad Marzouk, Walid Abbas, Muhammad Jaber, Abdullah Al-Naqbi, Walid Hussein, Ahmed Khalil (Shabab Al-Ahly), Muhammad Fawzi, Amer Abdul Rahman, Ali Mabkhoot, Omar Abdul Rahman (Al Jazeera), Adel Al Hosani, Al Hassan Saleh, Salem Sultan (Sharjah), Habib Al Fardan, Ahmed Shambieh, Tariq Ahmed (Al Nasr), Muhammad Barghash, Khalil Ibrahim (Al Wahda), Habboush Saleh (Al Wasl), Khalid Bawazeer ( Al Dhafra).
It is noteworthy that the national team occupies fourth place in Group Seven with 6 points, after winning two games and losing in similar terms, and the group is led by Vietnam with 11 points, then Malaysia (9), Thailand third (8), and Indonesia, the last without points.
Jovanovic confirmed his understanding of the difficult situation of the national team, especially that he is required to win all the return matches to preserve the opportunity to reach the next stage of the qualifiers. The Serbian coach told the press conference during his presentation earlier that he was confident of Abyad's ability to correct the path.
The gathering starts today and lasts 3 days, through which the coach seeks to know the potential of the players.