The return of Al Hilal goalkeeper Mohammed Al Owais to the Saudi squad
Mohammed Al Owais, Al Hilal goalkeeper, will return to the Saudi national team after a two-game absence due to injury, in a squad of 26 players called up by French coach Herve Renard today, Tuesday, to face Oman and Japan in the second group of Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Al Owais missed two matches against Australia and Vietnam due to a knee injury he sustained during a match against China.
Al-Owais signed earlier this month a three-year contract with Al-Hilal after the end of his contract with his rival Al-Ahly.
Al-Owais, 30, was part of the Saudi squad at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and moved to Al-Ahly in 2017 from Al-Shabab.
Saudi Arabia will play Oman on January 27 in Riyadh before visiting Japan on February 1.
Saudi Arabia leads Group B with 16 points from six matches, four points behind second Japan, while Australia occupies third place with 11 points.
The first two teams from the first and second groups will qualify for the finals in Qatar, while the two third-placed teams will meet in an Asian playoff to determine the team that will compete in the international playoffs.
The following is
the lineup: Goalkeepers: Muhammad Al-Owais, Fawaz Al-Qarni, Muhammad Al-Rubaie, Ziyad Al-Bawardi.
Defenders: Ziyad Al-Sahafi, Abdul-Ilah Al-Omari, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Ahmed Sharahili, Ali Al-Belehi, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Muhammad Al-Buraik, Saud Abdul-Hamid, Miteb Al-Harbi.
In the midfield: Abdul Ilah Al Maliki, Ali Al Hassan, Muhammad Kanoo, Hattan Bahbri, Salman Al Faraj, Abdul Rahman Gharib, Salem Al Dosari, Abdul Rahman Al Aboud, Sami Al Najai.
Forwards: Khaled Al-Ghannam, Firas Al-Braikan, Saleh Al-Shehri, Fahd Al-Mawlid.
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