Al-Sadd hold main training session to prepare for Al-Khor, Gabi regains fitness

The Al-Sadd football first team held their main training session on Monday evening at the club’s training facility, ahead of the postponed game against Al-Khor from Round 5 of the QNB Stars League. The match is set to kick off at 6:30 PM on Wednesday at the Al-Khor Stadium.

Al-Sadd go into the match sitting in second place in the league table, with a tally of 26 points from 11 games. Al-Khor, on the other hand are in 11th place with eight points.

Monday’s session saw midfielder Gabi return to full fitness and participate in group training, after being taken off in the last game against Al-Arabi due to an ankle injury.

Meanwhile, Xavi will continue to be out of action, as he is recovering under the supervision of the club’s medical staff, after picking up a muscle injury in the QSL Cup game against Al-Sailiya.

Abdelkarim Hassan will also miss the upcoming game against Al-Khor, as he has to travel to Muscat to attend the AFC Annual Awards ceremony on Wednesday, after being named as one of the three nominees for Asia’s Player of the Year award.