Coaches of U-23 Asian Cup's First Group Say Teams Ready

Doha, October 25 (QNA) - The coaches of the first group teams in the Asian qualifiers hosted by Qatar and qualifying for the U-23 Asian Cup / Uzbekistan 2022, in a press conference held today, unanimously agreed on the strength of the level of matches and their efforts of each team to achieve the best results in order to reserve the transit card. . Rif'at Mohamed, coach of the Syrian Olympic team, stressed the need to respect all teams in the group, and to plan to achieve qualification in non-ideal conditions that Syrian football is going through, stressing the need for public support for this generation of players. Regarding the Sri Lanka match tomorrow, Rif'at Mohamed said that all the players are fully prepared, but until this moment the approval of the International Football Association (FIFA) for the participation of the players Oliver Qasko, Mustafa Benshi and Ashti Osu has not been received. The Syrian coach praised Qatar for the good reception and hospitality, indicating that all teams have the same chances for qualifying. He noted that the preparation period was good For his part, Sri Lanka coach Mohiuddin Amanullah confirmed the difficulty of this group's matches, revealing that he started preparing his team for the tournament 3 months ago. The Sri Lankan Olympic team coach added, "We have gone through difficult circumstances due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, but despite that, we developed an alternative plan to deal with the circumstances through a preparatory camp that lasted two months, and the team is ready to compete despite our awareness of the difficulty of the task."Concluding, the Sri Lankan coach said he knows the first group teams well, as he has previously played against his Qatari and Yemeni counterparts, stressing the readiness of his players in order to provide the best possible level in the qualifiers. For his part, Amin Al Sunaini, the coach of the Yemeni national team, said that he followed the Qatari Olympic team in the West Asian Championship and has a full impression of the level of the players, considering that the chances of the teams in this group are close. The Yemeni coach expressed his happiness to be in Qatar, which is hosting the 2022 World Cup, noting at the same time that all the teams have made good preparations, which suggests that the competition will be the most intense for the presence in Uzbekistan. Al Sunini added that the preparations were modest due to the circumstances, but I think that our participation in the West Asian Championship was an incentive for us and prepared us well for the finals, whether individually or collectively, and we hope to record a good attendance and compete for qualification. 42 teams will participate in the qualifiers, competing for 15 seats in the finals to be held in Uzbekistan, host of the fifth edition of the tournament, which will be held for the first time in the Central Asian region. (QNA)