Al-Sadd SC football first team held its main training session from 6 PM on Wednesday, as part of its preparation for the upcoming game against Al-Kharaitiyat in Round 22 of the Qatar Stars League. The game is set to kick off at 6 PM on Friday at the Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium.
The Wolves go into the match sitting in fourth place in the league table with 36 points, while Al-Kharaitiyat are in the 12th place with 22 points. The first phase meeting between the two ended in a 4-2 win for Al-Sadd.

The coaching staff led by Jesualdo Ferreira used the session to select their options for the starting XI that will play the match, amidst a lot of competition between the players to gain the trust of the coach. After the warmup routine, Ferreira held a practice match between the players of the team in the middle of the pitch.

Talal continues to recuperate

Al-Sadd midfielder Talal Al-Baloushi underwent rehabilitation training and did not participate in group training with the rest of the players as he has not reached the required level of fitness after an injury to his back muscle. He sustained the injury in the AFC Champions League playoff match against Al-Jazira.

Abdulaziz Al-Khalosi joins training

The Wednesday session also saw the addition of Abdulaziz Al-Khalosi to the squad after his recovery period at Aspetar Hospital. Al-Khalosi was part of the quartet who returned from Europe following the end of their loans in the winter transfer window.

Ali Asad due to return on Thursday

Young midfielder Ali Asad is set to return to team training on Thursday after the end of his treatment and recuperation with the Qatar national team medical staff. However, he will not be able to play with the Wolves in the match against Al-Kharaitiyat.

Saad Al-Dosari trains with the team

Al-Sadd goalkeeper Saad Al-Dosari joined up with the team for group training on Wednesday after a check on the injury to his hand which he sustained during the last match against Al-Gharafa.

Suspension rules out Abdelkarim Hassan 

Defender Abdelkarim Hassan has been ruled out of the match against Al-Kharaitiyat after receiving his fourth yellow card in the last match.

Ayoob Mashhoor returns to group training

The session also witnessed the return of Ayoob Mashhoor to group training after recovering from his injury which he picked up while playing fo the reserve team against Qatar SC in the QatarGas League.

Light training for the reserves

Al-Sadd reserve team players underwent recovery training under the supervision of reserve team coach Hesham Zahid after playing the QatarGas League 14th Round match against Al-Khor, which they won 5-4.

Final training session and squad

The Al-Sadd first team is set to hold its final training session from 6 PM on Thursday at the secondary pitch after which head coach Jesualdo Ferreira will announce the squad for the match.