Qatar Olympic Ready for Asian Cup Finals

Doha, October 25 (QNA) The Chilean coach, Nicholas Cordova, Qatar Olympic team coach, confirmed his teams readiness to kick-start the Asian Under-23 qualifiers for the Asian Cup finals in Uzbekistan, where it will meet its Yemeni counterpart tomorrow (Monday) at Khalifa International Stadium for the first group, which includes alongside the Qatari team, teams of Syria, Sri Lanka with their competitions hosted in Doha. Addressing a press conference held today, the coach of the Qatari national team said: "we are ready as it should be and we are looking forward to providing the best levels, especially since the competition will be fierce and strong after the teams of the group have made necessary preparations in order to snatch the crossing card for the finals." The Chilean coach added, "We respect all the teams in our group, and I think that everyone has good chances to qualify, so the competition is expected to be strong.. But our goal remains to reach the finals and we will give everything we have." Cordova indicated that playing in Qatar is an additional advantage for his team, but this does not mean that they have settled the matter of qualification, and described the preparation period as very good, as they started a month ago through a preparatory camp during which they played some friendly matches to find out more about the team's readiness. The coach explained that the team missed some players during the preparatory camp, but said the group was later completed with the players ready to win all the matches and compete seriously. As for facing the Yemeni team tomorrow, Cordova indicated that a lot of information has been collected about the teams participating in the tournament. We also studied the Yemeni team's style and identified the most prominent pros and cons during its recent matches, as it has distinguished players in the midfield, but in tomorrow's match, the stadium will determine the identity of the winning team. The coach of the Qatari Olympic team concluded his statements by saying that the participation of the Olympic team players with clubs in the league matches and also the first team is a positive thing, as it contributes to raising the level of players and ensuring their readiness.. Also, playing at the Khalifa World Cup Stadium is something that motivates the players and pushes them to present their best levels. (QNA)