Turki Al-Ali set to lead Al-Sadd delegation to Tehran on Saturday

The Al-Sadd first team delegation will depart for the Iranian capital of Tehran at 7 PM on Saturday, ahead of the AFC Champions League quarterfinal fixture which will be played on Monday at the Azadi Stadium.

In addition to team management officials and technical staff, the delegation consists of the following 21 players: Yasir Abubakar, Musab Kheder, Baghdad Bounedjah, Khoukhi Boualem, Salem Al-Hajri, Akram Afif, Meshaal Barsham, Saoud Al-Hajri, Jung Woo-young, Hamza Al-Sanhaji, Pedro Miguel, Abdelkarim Hassan, Ahmed Suhail, Ahmed Sayyar, Ali Asad, Hassan Al-Haydos, Hassan Ahmed, Jehad Mohammed, Xavi Hernandez, Gabi Fernandez

Team management: Turki Nasser Al-Ali (General Manager), Mohammed Gholam (Sporting Director), Ahmed Al-Ansari (Media Officer), Abdullah Al-Breik (First Team Manager), Mohammed Saeed (First Team Official)

Coaching and Technical Staff: Jesualdo Ferreira (Head Coach), Nuno Miguel (Assistant Coach), Jose Pedro (Physical Fitness Coach), Pedro Antonio (Technical Analyst), Eduardo Perez (Goalkeeping Coach), Mohammed Soltani (Team Doctor), Hussein Almanae, Akram Obaid (Physio), Admir, Ritchie (Masseur), Samir Shawky, Mina Fayez (Club Website), Abdulmalik Waheed, Musa Puthan, Laris Miah (Assistants)

Ibrahim Majid will not be traveling with the squad as he has not recovered from a muscle injury. The team had earlier held its final training session in Doha on Friday evening, during which the coaching staff focused on implementing some tactical strategies.