AFC Champions League: Al-Sadd delegation set to leave for Riyadh to face Al-Nassr

The Al-Sadd first team delegation will leave by a private plane at 7pm on Sunday evening for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, via the State of Kuwait, ahead of the upcoming AFC Champions League Group D clash against Al-Nassr on Matchday One of the competition. The match will kick off at 6:15 PM on Tuesday evening at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh.

The Al-Sadd delegation includes members of the coaching and administrative staff, along with 20 players, and is headed by Turki Al-Ali, the club’s general manager.

The 20-member squad is as follows: Saad Al-Dosari, Meshaal Barsham, Youssef Abdullah Al-Balushi, Khoukhi Boualem, Yasir Abu Bakr, Hassan Al-Haydos, Faisal Abdullah, Akram Afif, Mohamed Waad, Pedro Miguel, Tarek Salman, Baghdad Bounedjah, Hamed Ismail, Abdulaziz Al-Ansari, Gabi, Ali Asad, Jung Woo-young, Hashem Ali, Nam Tae-hee, Hossam Kamal

Team officials: Turki Nasser Al Ali (general manager), Mohammed Ghulam Al Balushi, (sporting director), Abdullah Al-Breik (first team manager), and Mohammed Saeed (first team official) and Abdulaziz Al Jaidi (U-23 team manager)

Technical staff: Xavi Hernandez (head coach), Sergio Alegre (assistant coach), Oscar Hernandez (assistant coach), Evan Torres (fitness coach), Xavi Fernando (goalkeeping coach), David Prats, Sergio Garcia and Toni Lobo (analysts)

Medical staff: Antonio Tramullas (team doctor) , Raouf Bougmara, Akram Obaid, Carlos Noguera (physiotherapists), Admir (masseur)

Club website staff: Mina Fayez, Samir Shawky

Support staff: Abdul Malik Waheed, Musa Puthan and Laris Miah

On Sunday, the Wovles will go through their final practice session in Doha from 12 PM onwards, before departing at 7 pm for Riyadh.

The squad list sees Salem Al-Hajri miss out due to injury, while Abdelkarim Hassan will not play due to suspension. New Mexican player Marco Fabian is also not in the list, as he was not registered as part of the AFC Champions League squad.