2022 WAFF U-23 Championship squads
The 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship is an international football tournament held in Saudi Arabia from 3 to 15 November 2022. It is the third edition of the U-23 age group competition organised by the West Asian Football Federation.
The six national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of at most 23 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
The full squad listings are below. The age listed for each player is on 3 November 2022, the first day of the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team. Players in boldface were capped at full international level prior to being called up.
Group A
[edit]Lebanon
[edit]Coach: Youssef Al-Jawhari
The squad was announced on 31 October 2022.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Hadi Kanj | 14 September 2001 (aged 21) |  Ansar | 
| 2 | DF | Ali Alrida Ismail | 8 July 2003 (aged 19) |  Nejmeh | 
| 3 | DF | Abdul Razzak Dakramanji | 22 February 2001 (aged 21) |  Tripoli | 
| 4 | DF | Mohamad Baker El Housseini | 18 December 2002 (aged 19) |  Safa | 
| 5 | MF | Jawad Koutharani | 17 August 2002 (aged 20) |  Tadamon Sour | 
| 6 | MF | Mohamad Haidar | 2 January 2001 (aged 21) |  Shabab Sahel | 
| 7 | FW | Mohamad Omar Sadek | 25 October 2003 (aged 19) |  Bourj | 
| 8 | MF | Hasan Srour | 18 December 2001 (aged 20) |  Ahed | 
| 9 | FW | Mohammad Nasser | 16 October 2001 (aged 21) |  Ahed | 
| 10 | FW | Ali Al Haj | 2 February 2001 (aged 21) |  Ahed | 
| 11 | FW | Karim Mekkaoui | 19 April 2001 (aged 21) |  Ayia Napa | 
| 12 | FW | Hasan Hawila | 13 January 2002 (aged 20) |  Safa | 
| 13 | DF | Maxime Aoun | 4 March 2001 (aged 21) |  Ansar | 
| 14 | FW | Said Saad | 21 May 2002 (aged 20) |  Akhaa Ahli Aley | 
| 15 | MF | Ali Chaito |  Bourj | |
| 16 | DF | Hassan Kaafarani | 17 December 2001 (aged 20) |  Tadamon Sour | 
| 17 | FW | Mohammad Al Massri | 22 June 2001 (aged 21) |  Akhaa Ahli Aley | 
| 18 | DF | Ali Hussein Al Moussa | 3 August 2001 (aged 21) |  Shabab Sahel | 
| 19 | DF | Mohamad Al Mahdi Al Moussawi | 3 October 2003 (aged 19) |  Akhaa Ahli Aley | 
| 20 | DF | Alex Rattel |  Tripoli | |
| 21 | GK | Rabih Salha | 11 April 2002 (aged 20) |  Akhaa Ahli Aley | 
| 22 | MF | Said Al Ali |  Tripoli | |
| 23 | GK | Hadi Saad | 21 July 2001 (aged 21) |  Shabab Sahel | 
Oman
[edit]Coach: Akram Habrish
The squad was announced on 28 October 2022.[2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Maitham Al Ajmi |  Al-Ittihad | |
| 2 | DF | Moather Al Khalili |  Fanja | |
| 3 | DF | Al Yaqdhan Al Mushairafi |  Al-Seeb | |
| 4 | DF | Basel Al Jaberi |  Oman | |
| 5 | DF | Khaled Al Ghatrafi |  Fanja | |
| 6 | MF | Saeed Al Salami |  Al-Khaburah | |
| 7 | FW | Nasser Al Rawahi | 26 June 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Suwaiq | 
| 8 | MF | Tarek Al Mashaari |  Oman | |
| 9 | FW | Abdullah Al Mashrafi |  Dhofar | |
| 10 | MF | Hussain Al Shahri |  Dhofar | |
| 11 | MF | Omar Al Salti | 17 February 2002 (aged 20) |  Al-Orouba | 
| 12 | GK | Mutee Al Saadi |  Al-Suwaiq | |
| 13 | DF | Mohammed Al Tarshi | 11 November 2001 (aged 20) |  Al-Shabab | 
| 14 | MF | Salem Al Abdulsalam |  Saham | |
| 15 | DF | Fahad Al Rasbi | 16 March 2002 (aged 20) |  Al-Ittihad | 
| 16 | FW | Al Faraj Al Kiyomi |  Al-Bashaer | |
| 17 | DF | Muntasar Al Zadjali |  Al-Rustaq | |
| 18 | MF | Mohammed Al Hinai |  Al-Nahda | |
| 19 | DF | Abdullah Al Habsi |  Al-Seeb | |
| 20 | FW | Musab Al Lamki |  Al-Mussanah | |
| 21 | DF | Abdulhafith Al Mukhaini |  Al-Orouba | |
| 22 | GK | Khaled Al Abadi |  Saham | |
| 23 | MF | Mulham Al Sunaidi |  Muscat | 
Qatar
[edit]Coach:  Bruno Pinheiro
 Bruno Pinheiro
The squad was announced on 16 October 2022.[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Yousef Baliadeh | 30 October 2002 (aged 20) |  Al-Sadd | 
| 2 | DF | Abdalla Sirelkhatem | 30 October 2002 (aged 20) |  Al-Gharafa | 
| 3 | DF | Diyab Taha | 15 May 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Duhail | 
| 4 | DF | Mohammed Aiash | 27 February 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Duhail | 
| 5 | DF | Mostafa Qadeera | 20 December 2001 (aged 20) |  Al-Gharafa | 
| 6 | MF | Osamah Al-Tairi | 16 June 2002 (aged 20) |  Al-Rayyan | 
| 7 | FW | Hadi Tabasideh | 14 September 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Sailiya | 
| 8 | MF | Nabil Irfan | 7 February 2004 (aged 18) |  Al-Wakrah | 
| 9 | FW | Mekki Tombari | 15 February 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Rayyan | 
| 10 | MF | Khalid Ali Sabah | 5 October 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Rayyan | 
| 11 | MF | Abdulla Al-Yazidi | 28 March 2002 (aged 20) |  Al-Sadd | 
| 12 | MF | Mohammed Zidan | 2 June 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Kharaitiyat | 
| 13 | DF | Abdulla Al-Ali | 14 November 2001 (aged 20) |  Al-Rayyan | 
| 14 | MF | Tameem Al-Abdullah | 5 October 2002 (aged 20) |  Al-Rayyan | 
| 15 | MF | Ali Al-Yazidi | 28 August 2000 (aged 22) |  Umm Salal | 
| 16 | MF | Faisal Azadi | 13 January 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Sadd | 
| 17 | FW | Lotfi Madjer | 22 March 2002 (aged 20) |  Al-Duhail | 
| 18 | MF | Mohammed Al-Ishaq | 17 December 2004 (aged 17) |  Al-Ahli | 
| 19 | MF | Ahmed Al-Saeed | 31 October 2003 (aged 19) |  Al-Sadd | 
| 20 | MF | Abdulrahman Al-Jassem | 31 August 2002 (aged 20) |  Qatar | 
| 21 | GK | Karim Haider | 7 April 2004 (aged 18) |  Al-Sadd | 
| 22 | GK | Abdulla Ibrahim | 22 February 2003 (aged 19) |  Al-Sadd | 
| 23 | DF | Saifeldeen Fadlalla | 31 March 2003 (aged 19) |  Al-Gharafa | 
Group B
[edit]Bahrain
[edit]Coach:  Dario Bašić
 Dario Bašić
The squad was announced on 31 October 2022.[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Hassan Taha |  Al-Malkiya | |
| 2 | DF | Abdulla Al-Khalasi | 2 September 2003 (aged 19) |  Al-Muharraq | 
| 3 | FW | Vincent Emmanuel |  Sitra | |
| 4 | DF | Salem Husain |  Al-Shabab | |
| 5 | MF | Ahmed Rabeah |  Al-Muharraq | |
| 6 | MF | Hussain Al-Ekri |  Al-Shabab | |
| 7 | MF | Ali Humood |  Al-Najma | |
| 8 | MF | Ali Kamel |  Al-Najma | |
| 9 | FW | Husain Abdulkarim |  Isa Town | |
| 10 | MF | Ammar Mirza |  Al-Ittihad | |
| 11 | MF | Sayed Jawad Haidar | 7 January 2002 (aged 20) |  Al-Shabab | 
| 12 | DF | Ahmed Abdulhameed |  Sitra | |
| 13 | DF | Khalifa Al-Lafi | 26 December 2001 (aged 20) |  Al-Manama | 
| 14 | DF | Mohammed Abdul Qayoom | 4 June 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Riffa | 
| 15 | DF | Ahmed Kamil |  Al-Hala | |
| 16 | MF | Hassan Abdulnabi |  Al-Shabab | |
| 17 | MF | Mostafa Al-Salem |  Al-Manama | |
| 18 | FW | Saleh Al-Zubaidi |  Al-Muharraq | |
| 19 | MF | Bashir Fouad |  Al-Budaiya | |
| 20 | MF | Ali Mohammed Redha |  Al-Shabab | |
| 21 | GK | Abdullah Fraih | 1 April 2003 (aged 19) |  Al-Riffa | 
| 22 | GK | Abdulrahman Al-Kohaji |  Al-Hala | |
| 23 | FW | Adel Al-Romaihi | 31 August 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Najma | 
Saudi Arabia
[edit]Coach: Saad Al-Shehri
The squad was announced on 1 November 2022.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi | 3 February 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Ahli | 
| 2 | DF | Nawaf Al-Mutairi | 7 March 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Orobah | 
| 3 | DF | Hamad Al-Sayyaf | 18 January 2002 (aged 20) |  Al-Ettifaq | 
| 4 | DF | Rayane Hamidou | 13 April 2002 (aged 20) |  Al-Ahli | 
| 5 | DF | Mohammed Eisa | 2 April 2002 (aged 20) |  Al-Shabab | 
| 6 | MF | Naif Masoud | 8 March 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Qadsiah | 
| 7 | MF | Ziyad Al-Johani | 11 November 2001 (aged 20) |  Al-Ahli | 
| 8 | MF | Faisal Al-Ghamdi | 13 August 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Ettifaq | 
| 9 | FW | Turki Al-Mutairi | 31 May 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Taawoun | 
| 10 | MF | Saad Al-Nasser | 8 January 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Taawoun | 
| 11 | MF | Ahmed Al-Ghamdi | 20 September 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Ettifaq | 
| 12 | MF | Mohammed Aboulshamat | 11 August 2002 (aged 20) |  Al-Qadsiah | 
| 13 | DF | Hussain Al-Sibyani | 24 June 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Shabab | 
| 14 | MF | Awad Al-Nashri | 15 March 2002 (aged 20) |  Al-Ittihad | 
| 15 | MF | Mohammed Al-Qahtani | 23 July 2002 (aged 20) |  Al-Hilal | 
| 16 | FW | Mohammed Maran | 15 February 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Nassr | 
| 17 | FW | Rayan Al-Bloushi | 27 February 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Ettifaq | 
| 18 | DF | Bandar Darwish | 4 October 2001 (aged 21) |  PAOK B | 
| 19 | DF | Meshal Al-Sebyani | 11 April 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Faisaly | 
| 20 | MF | Khalil Al-Absi | 28 May 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Tai | 
| 21 | GK | Mohammed Al-Absi | 24 September 2002 (aged 20) |  Al-Shabab | 
| 22 | GK | Raed Azybi | 22 September 2001 (aged 21) |  Al-Faisaly | 
| 23 | MF | Musab Al-Juwayr | 20 June 2003 (aged 19) |  Al-Hilal | 
Syria
[edit]Coach:  Mark Wotte
 Mark Wotte
The squad was announced on 25 October 2022.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "إعلان قائمة الأولمبي اللبناني لبطولة غرب آسيا".
- ^ "الأحمر الأولمبي يكثف وتيرة تدريباته اليومية تحضيرًا لبطولة غرب آسيا".
- ^ "قائمة منتخبنا الوطني تحت 23 سنة لمعسكر إسبانيا - خلال شهر أكتوبر ونوفمبر من العام الجاري".
- ^ "قبل المشاركة في بطولة غرب آسيا الثالثة سمو الشيخ خليفة بن علي يشهد تدريب "الأولمبي"".
- ^ "الأخضر الأولمبي يدشن تدريباته في جدة استعداداً لغرب آسيا".
- ^ "الأولمبي السوري يعسكر في دبي قبل بطولة غرب آسيا".

