2021_FIFA_Arab_Cup_squads

2021 FIFA Arab Cup squads

2021 FIFA Arab Cup squads

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The 2021 FIFA Arab Cup was an international football tournament held in Qatar from 30 November to 18 December 2021. The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers, selected from an initial provisional list of 35 players.[1] Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

The position listed for each player is per the official squad list published by FIFA. The age listed for each player is on 30 November 2021, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament.[note 1] 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.

Group A

Bahrain

Bahrain's final squad was announced on 21 November 2021.[2]

Coach: Portugal Hélio Sousa

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Iraq

Iraq's final squad was announced on 20 November 2021.[3] Ibrahim Bayesh and Mohammed Ali Abbood withdrew injured and were replaced by Yaser Kasim and Hussein Ammar on 25 November.[4]

Coach: Montenegro Željko Petrović

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Oman

Oman's final squad was announced on 18 November 2021.[5]

Coach: Croatia Branko Ivanković

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Qatar

Qatar's final squad was announced on 19 November 2021.[6]

Coach: Spain Félix Sánchez

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Group B

Mauritania

Mauritania's final squad was announced on 19 November 2021.[7]

Coach: France Didier Gomes Da Rosa

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Syria

Syria's final squad was announced on 19 November 2021.[8]

Coach: Romania Valeriu Tița

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Tunisia

Tunisia's final squad was announced on 19 November 2021.[9] Aymen Abdennour withdrew injured and was replaced by Jasser Khmiri on 28 November.[10] Anis Ben Slimane withdrew and was replaced by Mootez Zaddem on 29 November.[11]

Coach: Mondher Kebaier

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United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates' final squad was announced on 22 November 2021.[12]

Coach: Netherlands Bert van Marwijk

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Group C

Jordan

Jordan's final squad was announced on 26 November 2021.[13] On 30 November 2021, Mohammad Abu Zrayq replaced Anas Hammad, who tested positive for COVID-19 four days after being named in the squad.[14]

Coach: Iraq Adnan Hamad

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Morocco

Morocco's squad was announced on 19 November 2021.[15]

Coach: Hussein Ammouta[lower-alpha 1]

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Palestine

Palestine's final squad was announced on 18 November 2021.[16]

Coach: Tunisia Makram Daboub

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's final squad was announced on 18 November 2021.[17] Ziyad Al-Johani withdrew injured and was replaced by Abdullah Radif on 27 November.[18]

Coach: France Laurent Bonadéi[lower-alpha 2]

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Group D

Algeria

Algeria's final squad was announced on 19 November 2021.[19] Mehdi Abeid withdrew injured and was replaced by Yacine Titraoui on 27 November.[20]

Coach: Madjid Bougherra[lower-alpha 3]

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Egypt

Egypt's final squad was announced on 20 November 2021.[21] On 27 November 2021, Ahmed Hegazi replaced Emam Ashour, who tested positive for COVID-19 three days after being named in the squad.[22]

Coach: Portugal Carlos Queiroz

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Lebanon

Lebanon's final squad was announced on 23 November 2021.[23] Ali Daher and Mohamad Kdouh withdrew injured and were replaced by Antoine Al Douaihy and Hussein Awada on 28 November.[24][25]

Coach: Czech Republic Ivan Hašek

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Sudan

Sudan's final squad was announced on 19 November 2021.[26]

Coach: France Hubert Velud

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Statistics

Age

Players

Goalkeepers

  • Oldest: Jordan Moataz Yaseen (39 years, 27 days)
  • Youngest: Oman Ibrahim Al-Rajhi (21 years, 56 days)

Captains

Player representation by league system

League systems with 20 or more players represented are listed. In all, FIFA Arab Cup squad members played for clubs in 29 countries from 4 confederations.

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  • The Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia squads were made up entirely of players from the countries' respective domestic leagues.
  • The Syria squad had the most players from a single foreign federation, with seven players employed in Bahrain.
  • Of the Arab countries not represented by a national team at the FIFA Arab Cup, Libya's leagues provided the most squad members, with just three, while the top non-Arab country to provide players was Sweden with four.
  • The Algeria squad had the least players playing in domestic leagues, with eight players only playing in Algeria.
  • Three players were not attached to a club prior to the start of the tournament (Mauritania's Harouna Abou Demba and Adama Ba, and Palestine's Yaser Hamed).

Coaches representation by country

Coaches in bold represented their own country.

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Notes

  1. This is the club a player was last able to play for during the previous season in the event a player did not play a competitive match.
  1. The A' team coach took charge
  2. The assistant coach took charge
  3. The A' team coach took charge

References

  1. "2021 FIFA Arab Cup teams". FIFA. 2021.
  2. FilGoal (20 November 2021). "قوائم كأس العرب - 5 محترفين في قائمة العراق". FilGoal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. "دعوة ياسر قاسم وحسين عمار للمنتخب العراقي". دعوة ياسر قاسم وحسين عمار للمنتخب العراقي. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. "مفاجآت في قائمة المنتخب العماني لكأس العرب". Annahar Arabic. 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  5. "Coupe arabe de la FIFA : La liste de la Mauritanie connue". Africa Top Sports. Alfred Zikpi. 20 November 2021.
  6. "FilGoal | News | Arab Cup lists – the Egyptian League quartet leads Tunisia". Middle East in 24 Sport English. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  7. "الخميري يعوض عبد النور" (in Arabic). foot24.tn. 28 November 2021.
  8. "مدرب تونس يستنجد بمعتز الزدام" (in Arabic). kooora.com. 29 November 2021.
  9. "رسميا.. حمد يعلن قائمة الأردن لكأس العرب". كووورة.كوم (in Arabic). 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  10. "استدعاء شرارة إلى المنتخب بعد إصابة العوضات بكورونا". هلا.جو (in Arabic). 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  11. "قائمة منتخب المغرب في كأس العرب 2021". al-ain.com. Abdel Latif Fawzi. 22 November 2021.
  12. "PFA Announces 24 man squad ahead of FIFA Arab Cup". footballpalestine.com. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  13. "Arab Cup – Saudi Arabia participates in the second row and without Herve Renard". FilGoal. 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  14. "Titraoui remplace Abeid". Le Soir d'Algérie. Mohamed Bouchama. 27 November 2021.
  15. "Hegazi to replace Emam Ashour in FIFA Arab Cup". KingFut. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  16. منتخب لبنان يبدأ معسكره التحضيريقوائم كأس العرب – غياب سوني سعد وحسن معتوق عن منتخب لبنان [Arab Cup lists – Absence of Soony Saad and Hassan Maatouk from the Lebanon national team]. FilGol (in Arabic). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  17. Mahfoud, Maroun (27 November 2021). "من يحلّ مكان قدوح؟". FA Lebanon (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  18. "الدويهي بديلاً لضاهر". football-lebanon.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

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