Al-Sadd conclude preparations for Sheikh Jassim Cup

The Al-Sadd first team held their final training session on Friday at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, concluding their preparations for the upcoming Sheikh Jassim Cup game against Al-Duhail. The match will be played on Saturday at the same venue.

Al-Sadd qualified for the game – Qatar’s Super Cup – after finishing as QNB Stars League champions in 2018-19. Al-Duhail, on the other hand, won the Amir Cup.

At the end of Friday’s final training session, head coach Xavi Hernandez announced the matchday squad. Baghdad Bounedjah, Hamid Ismail and Tarek Salman miss out due to suspension after their red cards in last season’s Amir Cup final.

The full squad is as follows: Saad Al-Dosari, Meshaal Barsham, Ahmed Sayyar, Abdelkarim Hassan, Ali Asad, Abdulaziz Al Ansari, Hassan Al-Haydos, Hussain Bahzad, Bahaa Ellethy, Gabi, Yasir Abubakar, Khoukhi Boualem, Salem Al-Hajri, Akram Afif, Nam Tae-hee, Jung Woo-young, Pedro Miguel, Hashim Ali.

Later, the squad left for an overnight camp at the Torch hotel, from where they will leave for the game tomorrow.

The team had resumed training on Friday after a day of rest on Thursday. The coaching staff worked on physical fitness, ahead of a tough clash against Al-Duhail, the third game between the sides in 11 days.