03 Feb 2019
Doha, 3 February 2019. In the 2019 “Al Kass International Cup”, Aspire Academy’s team, coached by former Qatar national team-player Fabio Cesar Montesin, is going to play against Raja Casablanca (Monday, February 4, 6:45pm) and Rangers (Friday, February 8, 4:35pm) in the group stage.
Montesin said ahead of the tournament: “This is the competition, our boys have been waiting for the entire season. Everyone is highly motivated to give his best on the pitch and we are all looking forward to our first game on Monday against Raja.”
The former Qatar national team player, who played for Al-Arabi, Al Rayyan and Umm Salal as well as for teams in Italy such as Napoli or Avellino, is expecting a tough game against to Moroccans. “Raja is always coming with a strong team that wants to go as far as possible. But I’m not worried about them, because my focus is on our boys and to prepare them as best as possible, so they are able to make the right decisions in the game.”
Aspire Academy’s second opponent in the group stage is Rangers FC from Scotland. “They are coming from a different footballing school than Raja. I expect them to be well organized and physically strong. We will be prepared for both games and give the best we can. Our overall goal is the same as every year. We want to use this tournament to increase the level of our players, as a team and individually.”
Find below the 20-player-squad of Aspire Academy’s team.
Goalkeepers:
1 Yousef Balideh
30 Omar Ghaly
Defenders:
2 Abdalla Yousif
3 Mohammed Mansour Ali
4 Mohamed Aiash
12 Abdulla Al-Sulaiti
17 Abdulrhman Elsadig
19 Muhammad Zidan
21 Diyab Taha
Midfield:
5 Mostafa Kadira
6 Faisal Azadi
8 Naif Alhadhrami
10 Khaled Bin Sabaa
14 Fahad Al-Abdulla
16 Jassim Al-Najjar
20 Jassem Abdulsallam
24 Osamah Altairi
Strikers:
7 Abdulrahman Al-Abdulrahman
9 Mekki Tombari
19 Mohammad Alsukhun