Damascus, SANA \u2013 Coach of the Syrian national football team Bernd Stange announced on Sunday the final lineup of the team which will participate in the group stage of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup due to kick off on January 5th in the UAE.<\/p>\n
The lineup is as follows:<\/p>\n
GK Ibrahim Alma
\nGK Ahmad Madania
\nGK Mahmoud al-Yousef
\nDF Ahmad al-Salih
\nDF Hussein Jwayed
\nDF Jehad al-Baour
\nDF Moayad Ajan
\nDF Nadim Sabagh
\nDF Abdul Malek Anizan
\nDF Amro Jenyat
\nDF Omar Midani
\nMF Mohammad Zaher Midani
\nMF Tamer Haj Mohamad
\nMF Khaled Al Mobayed
\nMF Ahmad Ashkar
\nMF Mahmoud Al Mawas
\nMF Youssef Kalfa
\nMF Fahd Youssef
\nMF Osama Omari
\nMF Mohammed Osman
\nFW Mardik Mardikian
\nFW Omar Al Soma
\nFW Omar Kharbin<\/p>\n
During a press conference at Sheraton Hotel in Damascus, Stange said that he chose the lineup based on player performance, efficiency, and readiness, noting that the presence of six players from the Syrian Premier League in the lineup shows the strength of this League which is rife with young talents.<\/p>\n
Stange said the absence of Firas al-Khatib is due to injury he sustained while playing with Al-Salmiya in the Kuwaiti Premier League, as medical reports say he won\u2019t recover in time to play.<\/p>\n
The Syrian team will compete in Group B in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, facing Australia, Palestine, and Jordan.<\/p>\n
Hazem Sabbagh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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