The Arab Cup begins Tuesday, November 30, in Qatar. The opportunity to see 16 selections compete in the stadiums that will host the 2022 World Cup. Here are the lists of players called by each of the teams in the competition.
From November 30 to December 16, 2021, Qatar will host the FIFA Arab Cup. This international competition brings together 16 teams, and serves mainly as a dress rehearsal for the 2022 World Cup, which will take place next year in Qatar . The selections will play in the stadiums that will be used for the World Cup. Discover the lists of the 16 teams involved in the competition .
Group A
Qatar
Goalkeepers: Saad Al Sheeb (Al Sadd SC, Qatar), Yousof Hassan (Al Gharafa SC, Qatar), Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd SC, Qatar).
Defenders: Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd SC, Qatar), Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd SC, Qatar), Tarek Salman (Al Sadd SC, Qatar), Mussab Khidir (Al Sadd SC, Qatar), Homam Ahmed (Al Gharafa SC, Qatar) ), Bassam Al Rawi (Al Duhail SC, Qatar), Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd SC, Qatar), Ismail Mohamad (Al Duhail SC, Qatar), Assim Madibo (Al Duhail SC, Qatar).
Midfielders: Mohammed Waad (Al Sadd SC, Qatar), Abdulaziz Hatem (Al Rayyan SC, Qatar), Ali Assadalla (Al Sadd SC, Qatar), Hassan Al Haydos (Al Sadd SC, Qatar), Karim Boudiaf (Al Duhail SC, Qatar), Abdullah Al Ahrak (Al Duhail SC, Qatar).
Forwards: Ahmed Alaaeldin (Al Gharafa SC, Qatar), Mohammed Muntari (Al Duhail SC, Qatar), Akram Afif (Al Sadd SC, Qatar), Khalid Muneer (Al Wakrah SC, Qatar), Almoez Ali (Al Duhail SC, Qatar ).
Iraq
Goalkeepers: Fahad Talib (Al Quwa Al Jawiya, Iraq), Ali Yaseen (Al Zawaraa SC, Iraq), Ahmed Basil (Al Shorta SC, Iraq).
Defenders: Munaf Younus (Al Karkh SC, Iraq), Frans Putros (Viborg FF, Denmark), Mustafa Nadhim (Al Diwaniya FC, Iraq), Hasan Raed (Al Quwa Al Jawiya, Iraq), Muntadher Mohammed (Al Zawaraa SC, Iraq ), Sherko Kareem (Arbil SC, Kurdistan), Rebin Ghareeb (Buriram United, Thailand), Maytham Jabbar (Al Quwa Al Jawiya, Iraq).
Midfielders: Ibrahim Bayesh (Al Quwa Al Jawiya, Iraq), Bashar Resan (Qatar SC, Qatar), Amjad Attwan (Al Shamal SC, Qatar), Mohammed Ali (Al Quwa Al Jawiya, Iraq), Ahmed Farhan (Naft Al Basra SC , Iraq), Ahmed Fadhil (Al Zawaraa SC, Iraq), Sajjad Jasim (Naft Al Wasat SC, Iraq), Mohammed Qasim (Al Shorta SC, Iraq).
Forwards: Alaa Abbas (Al Shorta SC, Iraq), Aymen Hussein (Umm Salal, Qatar), Hasan Abdulkareem (Al Karkh SC, Iraq), Ali Yousif (Al Shorta SC, Iraq).
Oman
Goalkeepers: Ibrahim Al Mukhaini (Al Nasr Salalah, Oman), Ibrahim Al Rajhi (Al Nasr Salalah, Oman), Ahmed Al Rawahi (Al Nasr Salalah, Oman).
Defenders: Juma Al Habsi (Al Seeb club, Oman), Ahmed Al-Khamisi (Al Suwaiq club, Oman), Khalid Al Braiki (Al Seeb club, Oman), Jameel Al Yahmadi (Al Markhiya SC, Qatar), Mahmood Al Mushaifri (Al Nasr Salalah, Oman).
Midfielders: Ahmed Al Kaabi (Al Nahda club, Oman), Fahmi Durbin (Al Nasr Salalah, Oman), Arshad Al Alawi (Al Seeb club, Oman), Mataz Saleh (Dhofar club, Oman), Issam Al Sabhi (Al Rustaq, Oman), Mohsin Al Khaldi (Sohar SC, Oman), Abdullah Fawaz (Dhofar club, Oman), Omar Al Fazari (Al Suwaiq club, Oman), Mohammed Al Ghafri (Al Rustaq, Oman), Salaah Al Yahyaei (Al Seeb club , Oman), Harib Al Saadi (Al Seeb club, Oman).
Forwards: Khalid Al Hajri (Dhofar club, Oman), Muhsen Al Ghassani (Al Seeb club, Oman), Amjad Al Harthi (Al Seeb club, Oman), Rabia Al Alawi (Al Seeb club, Oman).
Bahrain
Goalkeepers: Sayed Hashem (Khalidiya, Bahrain), Sayed Jaffer (Al Muharraq club, Bahrain), Ammar Ahmed (Atvidabergs FF, Sweden).
Defenders: Sayed Baqer (Riffa club, Bahrain), Waleed Al Hayam (Al Muharraq club, Bahrain), Ahmed Bughammar (Khalidiya, Bahrain), Abbas Ayyad (Al Ahli club, Bahrain), Sayed Redha (Riffa club, Bahrain), Ahmed Nabeel (Manama club, Bahrain), Rashed Al Hooti (Al Muharraq club, Bahrain).
Background: Sayed Saeed (Khalidiya, Bahrain), Ali Madan (Al Urooba, United Arab Emirates), Abdulwahab Al Malood (Al Muharraq club, Bahrain), Mohamed Abdulwahab (Al Muharraq club, Bahrain), Mohammed Al Hardan (Khalidiya, Bahrain ), Jasim Alshaikh (Al Ahli club, Bahrain), Abbas Al Asfoor (Al Shabab FC, Saudi Arabia), Komail Al Aswad (Riffa club, Bahrain).
Forwards: Mohamed Marhoon (Riffa club, Bahrain), Mahdi Abdouljabbar (Manama club, Bahrain), Ismail Abdul Latif (Khalidiya, Bahrain), Mohammed Saad (Riffa club, Bahrain), Mahdi Alhumaidan (Khalidiya, Bahrain).
Group B
Tunisia
Goalkeepers: Farouk Ben Mustapha (Esperance Tunis, Tunisia), Bechir Ben Said (US Monsatir, Tunisia), Mouez Hassen (African Club Tunis, Tunisia).
Defenders: Bilel Ifaa (African Club Tunis, Tunisia), Montassar Talbi (Rubin Kazan, Russia), Yassine Meriah (Al Aïn FC, United Arab Emirates), Aymen Abdennour (Umm Salal, Qatar), Maaloul Ali (Al Ahly SC, Egypt ), Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida (Esperance Tunis, Tunisia), Mohamed Drager (Nottingham Forest FC, United Kingdom), Hamza Mathlouthi (Zamalek SC, Egypt).
Midfielders: Ghaylen Chaaleli (Esperance Tunis, Tunisia), Youssef Msekni (Al Arabi SC, Qatar), Mohamed Ben Larbi (Ajman club, United Arab Emirates), Ferjani Sassi (Al Duhail SC, Qatar), Saad Bguir (Abha club, Arabia Arabia), Anis Ben Slimane (Brondby IF, Denmark).
Forwards: Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Pyramids FC, Egypt), Hannibal Mejbri (Manchester United, United Kingdom), Seifeddine Jaziri (Zamalek SC, Egypt), Yassine Chikhaoui (Étoile du Sahel, Tunisia), Naim Sliti (Al Ettifaq, Saudi Arabia ).
United Arab Emirates
Goalkeepers: Ali Khaseif (Al Jazira club, United Arab Emirates), Khalid Eisa (Al Aïn FC, United Arab Emirates), Mohamed Alshamsi (Al Wahda club, United Arab Emirates).
Defenders: Mohamed Al Menhali (Al Wahda club, United Arab Emirates), Walid Abbas (Shabab Al Ahli club, United Arab Emirates), Shahin Abdulrahman (Sharjah FC, United Arab Emirates), Mohanad Salem (Al Ittihad Kalba, United Arab Emirates) , Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Aïn FC, United Arab Emirates), Mohamad Al Attas (Al Jazira club, United Arab Emirates), Mahmoud Khamees Al Hammadi (Al Wahda club, United Arab Emirates), Abdulaziz Hussain (Shabab Al Ahli club, Emirates United Arabs).
Midfielders: Ali Salmin (Al Wasl Dubai, United Arab Emirates), Majid Rashid (Sharjah FC, United Arab Emirates), Abdulla Salmeen (Al Wahda club, United Arab Emirates), Muhammad Juma (Shabab Al Ahli club, United Arab Emirates), Ali Saleh (Al Wasl Dubai, United Arab Emirates), Abdalla Ramadan (Al Jazira club, United Arab Emirates).
Forwards: Ali Mabkhout (Al Jazira club, United Arab Emirates), Ismail Matar (Al Wahda club, United Arab Emirates), Caio Canedo (Al Aïn FC, United Arab Emirates), Khamis Al Hammadi (Baniyas SC, United Arab Emirates), Tahnoon Alzaabi (Al Wahda club, United Arab Emirates), Sebastian Tagliabue (Al Nasr, United Arab Emirates).
Syria
Goalkeepers: Ibrahim Alma (Al Jaish Damascus, Syria), Taha Mosa (Al Wahda club, United Arab Emirates), Khaled Alhaji (Al Ittihad Aleppo, Syria).
Defenders: Abdullah Jniat (Al Jeel club, Saudi Arabia), Diaa Almohammad, Fares Arnaout (Manama club, Bahrain), Yousef Mohammad (Shabab Al Ahli club, United Arab Emirates), Amro Jeniat (Al Karamah SC, Syria), Thaer Krouma (Al Najma club, Bahrain), Khaled Kerdagli (Naft Al Wasat SC, Iraq), Moaiad Alkhouli (Al Nasr Salalah, Oman).
Midfielders: Ward Alslamh, Mohammed Osman (Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands), Mohamad Rihanieh (Al Ittihad Kalba, United Arab Emirates), Kamel Hmesheh, Fahad Youssef (Al Shorta SC, Iraq), Mohammad Anez (Riffa club, Bahrain), Oliver Kass Kawo (Vasalunds IF, Sweden), Mohammad Al Marmour (Al Mesaimeer SC, Qatar).
Forwards: Mohamad Al Hallak (Manama club, Bahrain), Omar Al Somah (Al Ahli SC, Saudi Arabia), Mahmoud Al Mawas (Al Shorta SC, Iraq), Mahmood Al Baher (Riffa club, Bahrain).
Mauritania
Goalkeepers: Mbacke Ndiaye, Namori Diaw (FC Tevragh Zeïna, Mauritania), Babacar Diop (FC Nouadhibou, Mauritania).
Defenders: Mustapha Diaw (FC Nouadhibou, Mauritania), Mohamedhen Beibou (FC Nouadhibou, Mauritania), Demba Trawre, Abdoul Ba (Al Ahly Tripoli, Libya), Harouna Sy (Amiens SC, France), Oumar Mangane (FC Nouadhibou, Mauritania) , Bakary Ndiaye (AS Rhodes, Greece), Ablaye Sy (FC Nouadhibou, Mauritania).
Midfielders: Oumar Mbareck (ASAC Concorde, Mauritania), Alassane Diop (Isa Town, Bahrain), Mohamed Yaly (Al Nasr Salalah, Oman), Guessouma Fofana (CFR Cluj, Romania), Mouhsine Bodda (FC Nouadhibou, Mauritania), Mohamed Soueid (FC Nouadhibou, Mauritania).
Forwards: Amadou Niass (Al Entag Al Harby SC, Egypt), Hemeya Tanji (FC Nouadhibou, Mauritania), Adama Ba (RS Berkane, Morocco), Ahmed Moulaye Khalil (FC Nouadhibou, Mauritania), Salem Mohamed (FFRIM Academy, Mauritania) , Idrissa Thiam (ASAC Concorde, Mauritania).
Group C
Morocco
Goalkeepers: Anas Zniti (Raja Club Athletic, Morocco), Abdelaali Mhamdi (Abha Club, Saudi Arabia), Mohamed Amsif (FUS Rabat, Morocco).
Defenders: Achraf Dari (Wydad Athletic Club, Morocco), Marwane Saadane (Al Fateh SC, Saudi Arabia), Hamza El Moussaoui (RS Berkane, Morocco), Badr Benoun (Al Ahly SC, Egypt), Soufiane Bouftini (Al Ahli SC, Saudi Arabia), Mohammed Nahiri (Raja Club Athletic, Morocco), Mohamed Chibi (FAR Rabat, Morocco).
Midfielders: Ayoub El Amloud (Wydad Athletic Club, Morocco), Yahya Jabrane (Wydad Athletic Club, Morocco), Mohammed Ali Bamaamar (Ittihad de Tanger, Morocco), Walid El Karti (Pyramids FC, Egypt), Aymane El Hassouni (Wydad Athletic Club, Morocco), Abdelilah Hafidi (Raja Club Athletic, Morocco), Mohammed Fouzair (Al Raed, Saudi Arabia), Driss Fettouhi (Al Sailiya SC, Qatar).
Forwards: Walid Azaro (Ettifaq FC, Saudi Arabia), Ismail Haddad (Al Khor SC, Qatar), Karim El Berkaoui (Al Raed, Saudi Arabia), Achraf Ben Charki (Zamalek SC, Egypt), Soufiane Rahimi (Al Aïn FC, United Arab Emirates).
Saudi Arabia
Goalkeepers: Mohammed Alyami (Al Ahli SC, Saudi Arabia), Nawaf Alaqidi (Al Nassr, Saudi Arabia), Zaid Albawardi (Al Shabab FC, Saudi Arabia).
Defenders: Muhannad Alshanqiti, Khalifah Al Dawsari (Al Hilal FC, Saudi Arabia), Waleed Al Ahmad (Al Faisaly, Saudi Arabia), Naif Almas (Al Nassr, Saudi Arabia), Nawaf Bu Washl, Saud Abdulhamid (Ittihad FC, Saudi Arabia ), Moteb Alharbi (Al Shabab FC, Saudi Arabia), Ali Majrashi (Al Shabab FC, Saudi Arabia), Sulaiman Hazazi (Al Taawoun, Saudi Arabia).
Midfielders: Turki Alammar (Al Shabab FC, Saudi Arabia), Ayman Yahya (Al Nassr, Saudi Arabia), Bader Munshi (Damac FC, Saudi Arabia), Ziyad Aljohani (Al Ahli SC, Saudi Arabia), Meshal Khairallah (Al Faisaly FC , Saudi Arabia), Hamed Al Ghamdi (Ettifaq FC, Saudi Arabia), Ibrahim Mahnashi (Ettifaq FC, Saudi Arabia), Mohammed Alqahtani.
Forwards: Feras Albrikan (Al Fateh SC, Saudi Arabia), Abdullah Alhamddan (Al Hilal FC, Saudi Arabia), Haitham Asiri (Al Ahli SC, Saudi Arabia).
Jordan
Goalkeepers: Yazeed Abulaila (Al Faisaly Club, Jordan), Malek Shalabiya (Al Ramtha SC, Jordan), Mutaz Alfityani (Al Salt SC, Jordan).
Defenders: Mohammad Abuhasheesh (Al Salt SC, Jordan), Mohannad Alsouliman (Al Ramtha SC, Jordan), Yazan Alarab (Al Weehdat, Jordan), Hadi Alhourani (Al Ramtha SC, Jordan), Abdallah Nasib (Al Weehdat, Jordan), Mohammad Al Dmeiri (Al Weehdat SC, Jordan), Ehsan Haddad (Al Quwa Al Jawiya, Iraq).
Midfielders: Baha Abdel-Rahman (Sahab SC, Jordan), Anas Hammad (Al Weehdat, Jordan), Noor Alrawabdeh (Al Muharraq, Bahrain), Yaseen Bakheet (Umm Salal, Qatar), Mahmoud Al Mardi (Al Muharraq, Bahrain), Ahmad Thaer Elyamani (Shabab Al Ahli club, United Arab Emirates), Ibrahim Sadeh (Al Jazira club, United Arab Emirates), Rajai Ayed (Al Weehdat, Jordan), Ahmad Israiwah (Al Salt SC, Jordan).
Forwards: Seif Baha (Al Shamal SC, Qatar), Yazan Alnaimat (Sahab SC, Jordan), Ali Olwan (Al Jazira club, United Arab Emirates), Hamza Al Dardour (Al Ramtha SC, Jordan).
Palestine
Guardians: Abdallah Shaqfa, Amr Kaddura (Landskrona BolS, Sweden), Rami Hamada (Shabab Al Khaleel, Palestine).
Defenders: Mohammed Khalil (Al Bireh, Palestine), Yaser Hamed, Mohammed Saleh (Olympic El Qanah FC, Egypt), Musab Battat (Ceramica Cleopatra FC, Egypt), Abdallatif Bahdari (Merkaz Balata, Palestine), Mousa Salim (Shabab Al Khaleel , Palestine), Abdalsalam Salama, Ahmed Qatmish (Merkaz Balata, Palestine).
Background: Mohammed Bassim Rashid (Persib Bandung, Indonesia), Oday Kharoub (Shabab Al Khaleel, Palestine), Mohammed Yameen (Hilal Al Quds, Palestine), Tamer Seyam (Shabab Al Khaleel, Palestine), Abdulhamid Abu Habib (Markaz Shabab Al Amari , Palestine), Layth Kharoub (Merkaz Balata, Palestine), Mahmoud Dahadha, Mahmoud Abuwarda (Merkaz Balata, Palestine), Yazan Iwaiwi (Ahli Al Khaleel, Palestine), Rashid Adawi (FC Tzeirei Kafr Kanna, Israel), Mohammed Darwish (Hilal Al Quds, Palestine).
Forward: Reebal Dahamshi (Beitar Kfar Kana, Israel).
Group D
Algeria
Goalkeepers: Moustapha Zeghba (Damac FC, Saudi Arabia), Abderrahmane Medjadel (Paradou), Raïs Mbolhi (Al Ettifaq, Saudi Arabia).
Defenders: Aimen Bouguerra (Paradou), Hocine Benayada (Etoile du Sahel, Tunisia), Djamel Benlamri (Qatar SC, Qatar), Mehdi Tahrat (Al Gharafa, Qatar), Mohamed Tougai (Espérance Tunis, Tunisia), Abdelkader Bedrane (Espérance Tunis , Tunisia), Ilyes Cheti (Esperance Tunis, Tunisia), Ayoub Abdellaoui (Al Ettifaq, Saudi Arabia).
Midfielders: Sofiane Bendebka (Al Fateh, Saudi Arabia), Zakaria Draoui (Belouizdad), Houssem Mrezigue (Belouizdad).
Forwards: Yassine Titraoui (Paradou), Tayeb Meziani (Étoile du Sahel, Tunisia), Amir Sayoud (Al Tai, Saudi Arabia), Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd, Qatar), Youcef Belaili (Qatar SC, Qatar), Yacine Brahimi (Al Rayyan, Qatar), Merouane Zerrouki (Paradou), El Arabi Soudani (Damac, Saudi Arabia), Zineddine Boutmene (Étoile du Sahel, Tunisia).
Egypt
Goalkeepers: Mohamed El Shenawy (El Ahly, Egypt), Mohamed Sobhy (Pharco FC, Egypt), Mahmoud Gad (ENPPI Club, Egypt).
Defenders: Ahmed Yassin (Bank El Ahly, Egypt), Omar Kamal (Future FC, Egypt), Marwan Daoud, Ayman Ashraf (Al Ahly SC, Egypt), Ahmed Fotouh (Zamalek SC, Egypt), Akram Tawfik (Al Ahly SC, Egypt), Mahmoud Hamdy (Zamalek SC, Egypt), Mohamed Abdelmoneim (Future FC, Egypt).
Midfielders: Amro El Soulia (Al Ahly SC, Egypt), Hamdy Fathy (Al Ahly SC, Egypt), Emam Ashour (Zamalek SC, Egypt), Mohanad Lasheen (Tala’ea El Geish, Egypt), Mohamed Afsha (Al Ahly SC , Egypt).
Forwards: Ahmed Refaat (Future FC, Egypt), Mostafa Fathi (Zamalek SC, Egypt), Mohamed Sherif (Al Ahly SC, Egypt), Marwan Hamdy (Smouha SC, Egypt), Osama Faisal (Bank El Ahly, Egypt), Hussein Faisal (Smouha SC), Zizo (Zamalek SC, Egypt).
Lebanon
Goalkeepers: Ali Daher (Shabab Al Sahel FC, Lebanon), Mostafa Matar (Al Ahed FC, Lebanon), Ali Sabeh (Al Nejmeh, Lebanon).
Defenders: Hussein Eldor (Al Ansar FC, Lebanon), Maher Sabra (Nejmeh SC, Lebanon), Nour Mansour (Al Ahed FC, Lebanon), Robert Melki, Hassan Chaito (Al Nejmeh, Lebanon), Mohamad Tahan (Safa SC, Lebanon ), Kassem El Zein (Al Nejmeh, Lebanon), Abbas Assi (Shabab Al Sahel, Lebanon).
Midfielders: Jihad Ayoub (Al Ansar FC, Lebanon), Mouhammed Al Dhaini (Trelleborgs FF, Sweden), Mahdi Zein (Al Nejmeh, Lebanon), Mohamad Haidar (Al Ahed FC, Lebanon), George Melki (AFC Eskilstuna, Sweden), Nader Matar (Muaither SC, Qatar), Walid Shour (Shabab Al Sahel, Lebanon), Zein Farran (Al Ahed FC, Lebanon), Rabih Ataya (Kedah FA, Malaysia).
Forwards: Fadel Antar (Shabab Al Sahel, Lebanon), Hilal Alhelwe (Al Ahed FC, Lebanon), Mohamad Kdouh (Al Ahed FC, Lebanon).
Sudan
Goalkeepers: Ali Aboeshren, Ishag Adam (Al Alhy Shendi, Sudan), Mohamed Mustafa (Galatasaray, loan to Zamalek SC, Egypt).
Defenders: Faris Abdalla (Al Hilal Omdurman, Sudan), Amir Kamal (El Merreikh SC, Sudan), Ahmed Ibrahim, Mohamed Ahmed, Mohamed Alrashed (El Merreikh SC, Sudan), Ahmad Adam (El Merreikh SC, Sudan), Waleed Hassan , Athir Eltahir (Smouha SC, Egypt), Samawal Merghani (Al Hilal Omdurman, Sudan), Dhiya Mahjoub (El Merreikh SC, Sudan).
The list of 23 Lebanese players for the Arab Cup
Background: Arwaagla Abdalla (Al Hilal Omdurman, Sudan), Ramadan Agab (El Merreikh SC, Sudan), Salaheldin Adil (Al Hilal Omdurman, Sudan), Walieldin Khdir (Al Hilal Omdurman, Sudan), Nasr Omer (Al Hilal Omdurman, Sudan ).
Forwards: Yasir Mozamil (Al Hilal Omdurman, Sudan), Mohamed Abdelrhman (Al Hilal Omdurman, Sudan), Maaz Abdelrahim (SG Taucha 99, Germany), Ahmed Saeed (VB Addu FC, Maldives), Algozoli Hussien.
