2021 WAFF U-23 Championship squads
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The 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship is an international football tournament held in Saudi Arabia from 4 to 12 October 2021. It is the second edition of the U-23 age group competition organised by the West Asian Football Federation.
The eleven national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of at most 23 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
The full squad listings are below. The age listed for each player is on 4 October 2021, the first day of the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team. Players in boldface were capped at full international level prior to being called up.
Group A[edit]
Kuwait[edit]
Coach: 
Carlos González
The preliminary squad was announced on 22 September 2021.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Khaled Al-Ajaji | 18 March 1999 (aged 22) |  Al-Fahaheel |
| 2 | DF | Abdullah Al-Jazzaf | 20 June 2000 (aged 21) | Kazma |
| 3 | DF | Jasem Ateeq | Al-Sahel | |
| 4 | DF | Rashed Al-Dawsari | 18 July 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Qadsia |
| 5 | MF | Othman Al-Shammari | 4 April 2000 (aged 21) | Kazma |
| 6 | DF | Abdulaziz Naji | 19 August 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Kuwait |
| 7 | FW | Yousef Al-Rashidi | 18 March 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Kuwait |
| 8 | MF | Nasser Faleh | 1 January 1999 (aged 22) | Kazma |
| 9 | FW | Fawaz Al-Mbelesh | 8 January 1999 (aged 22) | Khaitan |
| 10 | MF | Mobarak Al-Faneeni | 21 January 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Salmiya |
| 11 | MF | Eid Al-Rashidi | 25 May 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Qadsia |
| 12 | DF | Khaled Al-Fadhli | Al-Qadsia | |
| 13 | DF | Ali Abdulrasoul | 13 January 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Yarmouk |
| 14 | DF | Yousef Al-Haqan | 5 March 2002 (aged 19) | Al-Qadsia |
| 15 | DF | Hamad Al-Qallaf | 4 December 1999 (aged 21) | Al-Salmiya |
| 16 | DF | Mahdi Dashti | 26 October 2001 (aged 19) | Al-Salmiya |
| 17 | FW | Talal Al-Qaisi | 24 February 2002 (aged 19) | Kazma |
| 18 | MF | Hussain Dashti | 26 January 2002 (aged 19) | Al-Arabi |
| 19 | MF | Bandar Al Salamah | 28 October 2002 (aged 18) | Al-Arabi |
| 20 | MF | Mohammed Al-Huwaidi | 29 January 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Salmiya |
| 21 | MF | Salman Al-Bous | Al-Sahel | |
| 23 | GK | Abdulrahman Kamil | 8 March 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Kuwait |
Oman[edit]
Coach: 
Dario Bašić
The squad was announced on 23 September 2021.[2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Islam Al Hinaai | 22 July 2000 (aged 21) |  Ibri |
| 2 | DF | Issa Al Naabi | Muscat | |
| 3 | DF | Qasim Al Mubarak | Oman | |
| 4 | DF | Saud Al Habsi | 21 August 1999 (aged 22) | Oman |
| 5 | DF | Yahya Al Hudaifi | Al-Seeb | |
| 6 | MF | Hamad Al Mukhaini | 15 March 2002 (aged 19) | Al-Orouba |
| 7 | MF | Fahad Al Hajri | Al-Nahda | |
| 8 | MF | Mohammed Al Breiki | Saham | |
| 9 | FW | Abdullah Al Balushi | Al-Suwaiq | |
| 10 | MF | Hussain Al Shahri | Dhofar | |
| 11 | MF | Omar Al Salti | 17 February 2002 (aged 19) | Al-Orouba |
| 12 | GK | Ibrahim Al Rajhi | Al-Nasr | |
| 13 | DF | Al Baraa Al Mawali | 11 December 2000 (aged 20) | Al-Mussanah |
| 14 | DF | Al Husain Al Haddad | Al-Ittihad | |
| 15 | MF | Fahad Al Obaidan | Al-Nasr | |
| 16 | DF | Mohammed Al Seem | Dhofar | |
| 17 | DF | Yousuf Al Malki | 21 August 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Seeb |
| 18 | MF | Jasim Al Noobi | Al-Nasr | |
| 19 | MF | Hani Al Naaimi | Sohar | |
| 20 | FW | Awadh Al Shahri | Dhofar | |
| 21 | FW | Waleed Al Musalmi | Al-Bahla | |
| 22 | GK | Yousuf Al Sheyadi | 13 February 2000 (aged 21) | Sohar |
| 23 | MF | Sultan Said | 15 September 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Nasr |
Jordan[edit]
Coach: Ahmad Hayel
The squad was announced on 30 September 2021.[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ahmad Al-Juaidi | 9 April 2001 (aged 20) |  Shabab Al-Ordon |
| 2 | DF | Hussam Abudahab | 13 May 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Faisaly |
| 3 | DF | Yazan Abdelaal | 7 January 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Yarmouk |
| 4 | DF | Danial Afaneh | 24 March 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Wehdat |
| 5 | DF | Hadi Al-Hourani | 4 March 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Ramtha |
| 6 | MF | Khaled Zakaria | 18 September 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Wehdat |
| 7 | FW | Omar Hani | 27 June 1999 (aged 22) |  Gabala |
| 8 | MF | Ibrahim Sadeh | 27 April 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Jazeera |
| 9 | FW | Mohammad Bani Attieh | 13 February 1999 (aged 22) | Sahab |
| 10 | FW | Mohammad Aburiziq | 1 February 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Baqa'a |
| 11 | FW | Yazan Al-Naimat | 4 June 1999 (aged 22) | Sahab |
| 12 | GK | Osama Al-Kawamleh | 16 October 2002 (aged 18) | Al-Jalil |
| 13 | DF | Shawky Al-Quzaa | 14 January 1999 (aged 22) | Shabab Al-Ordon |
| 14 | DF | Bassam Daldoum | 13 October 1999 (aged 21) | Al-Baqa'a |
| 15 | MF | Abdulrahman Abualkass | 7 October 1999 (aged 21) | Al-Ramtha |
| 16 | MF | Faisal Haikal | 14 February 2000 (aged 21) | Shabab Al-Ordon |
| 17 | FW | Amin Al-Shanaina | 7 April 2003 (aged 18) | Al-Faisaly |
| 18 | FW | Mohannad Abu Taha | 2 February 2003 (aged 18) | Al-Wehdat |
| 19 | MF | Khaled Siahin | 5 June 2000 (aged 21) | Ma'an |
| 20 | MF | Waseem Al-Riyalat | 16 August 2001 (aged 20) | Shabab Al-Ordon |
| 21 | FW | Abdullah Awad | 19 February 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Faisaly |
| 22 | GK | Aseel Al-Siahin | 14 November 2001 (aged 19) | Al-Hussein |
| 23 | DF | Yousef Abualjazar | 25 October 1999 (aged 21) | Al-Ramtha |
Yemen[edit]
Coach: Amin Al-Sanini
The squad was announced on 27 September 2021.[4]
Group B[edit]
Lebanon[edit]
Coach: Jamal Taha
The squad was announced on 1 October 2021.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Hadi Mortada | 1 August 1999 (aged 22) |  Ansar |
| 2 | DF | Tony Mikhael | 1 March 2000 (aged 21) |  Valour FC |
| 3 | DF | Hussein Fahes | 5 October 1999 (aged 21) | Sagesse |
| 4 | DF | Mohammad El Hayek | 19 February 2000 (aged 21) | Ahed |
| 5 | DF | Houssein Mortada | 14 September 2000 (aged 21) | Ahed |
| 6 | MF | Kassem Hayek | 10 January 2000 (aged 21) | Safa |
| 7 | FW | Jihad Eid | 2 December 2000 (aged 20) | Tripoli |
| 8 | MF | Hussein Awada | 1 January 2000 (aged 21) | Shabab Bourj |
| 9 | FW | Mohammad Nasser | 16 October 2001 (aged 19) | Ahed |
| 10 | MF | Mahdi Zein | 23 May 2000 (aged 21) | Nejmeh |
| 11 | MF | Youssef Al Haj | 1 January 1999 (aged 22) | Ansar |
| 13 | MF | Mohamed Shour | 8 June 2000 (aged 21) | Safa |
| 14 | FW | Hassan Kaafarani | 17 December 2001 (aged 19) | Ansar |
| 16 | DF | Andrew Sawaya | 30 April 2000 (aged 21) | Nejmeh |
| 17 | FW | Zein Farran | 21 July 1999 (aged 22) | Ahed |
| 18 | MF | Hasan Srour | 18 December 2001 (aged 19) | Ahed |
| 19 | FW | Karim Mekkaoui | 19 April 2001 (aged 20) |  Othellos Athienou |
| 20 | FW | Khalil Bader | 27 July 1999 (aged 22) | Nejmeh |
| 21 | GK | Tarek Najia | 23 June 2001 (aged 20) |  Farnborough |
| 23 | GK | Mohammad Zahr | 26 February 2000 (aged 21) | AC Sporting |
Iraq[edit]
Coach: 
Miroslav Soukup
The squad was announced on 30 September 2021.[6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Emad Eisa |  Zakho | |
| 2 | DF | Abbas Badie | 9 January 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Mina'a |
| 3 | DF | Ahmed Maknzi | 1 January 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Zawraa |
| 4 | DF | Hussein Ammar | 16 June 2001 (aged 20) | Naft Al-Basra |
| 5 | MF | Sadeq Zamel | 15 July 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Shorta |
| 6 | DF | Zaid Tahseen | 29 January 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Talaba |
| 7 | FW | Redha Fadhel | Amanat Baghdad | |
| 8 | MF | Zidane Iqbal | 27 April 2003 (aged 18) | Manchester United |
| 9 | DF | Wakaa Ramadan | 17 April 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Talaba |
| 10 | MF | Hasan Abdulkareem | 1 January 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Karkh |
| 11 | MF | Muntadher Abdulameer | 6 October 2001 (aged 19) | Al-Karkh |
| 12 | GK | Nadeem Omar | 20 August 2001 (aged 20) |  Falkenbergs |
| 13 | MF | Abbas Yas | Al-Mina'a | |
| 14 | FW | Nehad Mohammed | Al-Diwaniya | |
| 15 | DF | Mohammed Al-Baqer | 8 April 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 16 | DF | Muntadher Mohammed | 5 June 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Zawraa |
| 17 | MF | Ahmed Sartip | 20 February 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Zawraa |
| 18 | DF | Mustafa Walid | Al-Karkh | |
| 19 | DF | Hassan Raed | 23 September 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 20 | MF | Ali Mohsen | 4 March 1998 (aged 23) | Al-Naft |
| 21 | FW | Ammar Ghalib | 13 March 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Shorta |
| 22 | GK | Hassan Ahmed | 4 October 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Talaba |
| 23 | MF | Moamel Abdulridha | 28 March 2000 (aged 21) | Amanat Baghdad |
Palestine[edit]
Coach: Ehab Abu Jazar
United Arab Emirates[edit]
Coach: Denis Silva
The squad was announced on 30 September 2021.[7]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Salem Khairi | 22 July 1999 (aged 22) |  Al-Jazira |
| 2 | DF | Abdulla Idrees | 16 August 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Jazira |
| 3 | DF | Yousif Al-Mheiri | 30 November 1999 (aged 21) | Al-Wasl |
| 4 | MF | Ahmed Mahmoud | 6 January 2001 (aged 20) | Emirates |
| 5 | DF | Saeed Suleiman | 18 April 1999 (aged 22) | Ajman |
| 6 | MF | Hussain Mahdi | 24 July 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Nasr |
| 7 | FW | Ali Saleh | 22 January 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Wasl |
| 9 | FW | Abdulla Anwar | 2 June 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Nasr |
| 10 | MF | Khalid Al-Balochi | 22 March 1999 (aged 22) | Al Ain |
| 11 | MF | Khalfan Hassan | 7 January 1999 (aged 22) | Shabab Al-Ahli |
| 12 | DF | Ahmed Abdulla | 16 January 1999 (aged 22) | Shabab Al-Ahli |
| 13 | DF | Faris Khalil | 8 October 2000 (aged 20) | Al-Wasl |
| 14 | MF | Saeed Obaid | 25 November 1999 (aged 21) | Sharjah |
| 15 | MF | Mansoor Al-Harbi | 14 July 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Wahda |
| 16 | FW | Ahmed Fawzi | 26 November 2001 (aged 19) | Al-Jazira |
| 17 | GK | Rakan Al Menhali | 27 March 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Jazira |
| 19 | MF | Marwan Fahad | 16 August 1999 (aged 22) | Khor Fakkan |
| 20 | MF | Naser Al-Shikali | 25 March 2000 (aged 21) | Al Ain |
| 21 | MF | Abdallah Sultan | 21 March 1999 (aged 22) | Baniyas |
| 22 | GK | Raed Reda | 2 April 1999 (aged 22) | Shabab Al-Ahli |
| 23 | FW | Abdulla Abdulrahman | 25 January 2000 (aged 21) | Khor Fakkan |
| 24 | FW | Rashid Mubarak | 8 March 1998 (aged 23) | Hatta |
| 26 | MF | Eid Khamis | 20 May 1999 (aged 22) | Shabab Al-Ahli |
Group C[edit]
Bahrain[edit]
Coach: Ismail Karami
The squad was announced on 3 October 2021.[8]
Saudi Arabia[edit]
Coach: Saad Al-Shehri
The squad was announced on 29 September 2021.[9]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Nawaf Al-Aqidi | 10 May 2000 (aged 21) |  Al-Nassr |
| 2 | DF | Nawaf Boushal | 16 September 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Fateh |
| 3 | DF | Waleed Al-Ahmed | 3 May 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Faisaly |
| 4 | DF | Khalifah Al-Dawsari | 2 January 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Hilal |
| 5 | DF | Jehad Thakri | 1 January 2002 (aged 19) | Al-Qadsiah |
| 6 | MF | Ibrahim Mahnashi | 18 November 1999 (aged 21) | Al-Ettifaq |
| 7 | FW | Abdullah Radif | 20 January 2003 (aged 18) | Al-Hilal |
| 8 | MF | Hamed Al-Ghamdi | 2 April 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Ettifaq |
| 9 | FW | Abdullah Al-Hamdan | 12 September 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Hilal |
| 10 | MF | Turki Al-Ammar | 24 September 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Shabab |
| 11 | MF | Khalid Al-Ghannam | 7 November 2000 (aged 20) | Al-Nassr |
| 12 | DF | Moteb Al-Harbi | 19 February 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Shabab |
| 13 | DF | Hamad Al-Yami | 17 May 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Hilal |
| 14 | MF | Mansor Al-Beshe | 24 April 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Raed |
| 15 | MF | Hussain Al-Eisa | 29 December 2000 (aged 20) | Al-Batin |
| 16 | FW | Mohammed Maran | 15 February 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Nassr |
| 17 | MF | Bader Munshi | 20 June 1999 (aged 22) | Damac |
| 18 | FW | Haitham Asiri | 25 March 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Ahli |
| 19 | MF | Meshal Al-Sebyani | 11 April 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Faisaly |
| 20 | DF | Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti | 12 March 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Ittihad |
| 21 | GK | Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi | 3 February 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Ahli |
| 22 | GK | Abdulrahman Al-Shammari | 9 July 2000 (aged 21) | Najran |
| 23 | MF | Abdulmohsen Al-Qahtani | 5 June 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Raed |
Syria[edit]
Coach: Rafat Muhammad
The squad was announced on 2 October 2021.[10]
References[edit]
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- ^ "قائمة لاعبي المنتخب الأولمبي في المعسكر الداخلي".
- ^ "إعلان قائمة المنتخب الرديف للمشاركة في بطولة غرب آسيا".
- ^ "إعلان قائمة منتخب اليمن الأولمبي المشارك في بطولة غرب آسيا".
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- ^ "23 لاعبا في قائمة أولمبي العراق لبطولة غرب آسيا".
- ^ "23 لاعباً في قائمة المنتخب الأولمبي ل«غرب آسيا»".
- ^ "الأولمبي البحريني لكرة القدم يلتقي غدا سوريا في اليوم الاول لبطولة غرب آسيا".
- ^ "الشهري يعلن قائمة الأخضر الأولمبي لبطولة غرب آسيا".
- ^ "القائمة التي اختارها الكابتن رأفت محمد".