2025 WAFF U-23 Championship squads
The 2025 WAFF U-23 Championship is an international football tournament held in Oman from 19 to 25 March 2025. It is the sixth edition of the U-23 age group competition organized by the West Asian Football Federation.
The eight national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of at most 26 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2002 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
The full squad listings are below. The age listed for each player is on 19 March 2025, the first day of the tournament. The nationality of 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
Oman
Coach: Badar Al-Maimani
The squad was announced on 6 March 2025.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Abdullah Al-Jabri | 11 February 2006 (aged 19) | Nizwa |
| 2 | MF | Samer Al-Hatmi | 11 January 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Seeb |
| 3 | MF | Sultan Al-Marzouq | 21 October 2004 (aged 20) | Dhofar |
| 4 | DF | Ziyad Al-Rabsi | Al-Nasr | |
| 5 | DF | Jawad Al-Ezzi | 23 May 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Seeb |
| 6 | MF | Ali Al-Balushi | 2 May 2004 (aged 20) | Oman |
| 7 | FW | Luqman Al-Jaddidi | 13 May 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Rustaq |
| 8 | FW | Abdulaleem Al-Rawahi | Fanja | |
| 9 | MF | Ahed Al-Mashaiki | 30 May 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Nahda |
| 10 | FW | Masoud Al-Bahri | 22 May 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Shabab |
| 11 | MF | Osama Beit Samir | Al-Nasr | |
| 12 | GK | Rashad Abdulhamid | 19 December 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Nasr |
| 13 | DF | Adnan Al-Mushaifri | 27 May 2006 (aged 18) | Al-Seeb |
| 14 | DF | Osama Al-Mahrooqi | 7 March 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Seeb |
| 15 | DF | Turki Beit Rabie | 1 April 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Ittihad |
| 16 | MF | Yaser Al-Balushi | 2 January 2006 (aged 19) | Sur |
| 17 | MF | Abdulhadi Al-Manwari | 11 June 2006 (aged 18) | Al-Mussanah |
| 18 | MF | Mohammed Al-Subaie | 9 November 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Rustaq |
| 19 | DF | Uday Al-Manouri | 19 June 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Salam |
| 20 | FW | Nasser Al-Saqri | 9 February 2004 (aged 21) | Al-Seeb |
| 21 | MF | Abdulaziz Al-Shaqsi | 3 December 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Rustaq |
| 22 | GK | Mazen Saleh | 29 January 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Dhafra |
| 23 | DF | Nayef Faraj | 4 November 2002 (aged 22) | Dhofar |
Saudi Arabia
Coach: Luigi Di Biagio
The squad was announced on 17 March 2025.[2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Turki Baaljawsh | 24 November 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Ettifaq |
| 2 | DF | Ahmed Al-Julaydan | 8 March 2004 (aged 21) | Al-Fateh |
| 3 | DF | Mohammed Al-Dossari | 31 March 2003 (aged 21) | Neom |
| 4 | MF | Mohammed Baker | 16 March 2002 (aged 23) | Al-Jabalain |
| 5 | DF | Khalid Al-Asiri | 27 November 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Diriyah |
| 6 | MF | Faisal Al-Subiani | 7 July 2003 (aged 21) | Damac |
| 7 | FW | Hammam Al-Hammami | 30 January 2004 (aged 21) | Al-Kholood |
| 8 | MF | Ayman Fallatah | 2 October 2003 (aged 21) | Damac |
| 9 | FW | Meshari Al-Nemer | 5 August 2003 (aged 21) | Damac |
| 10 | MF | Abdulmalik Al-Jaber | 7 January 2004 (aged 21) | Željezničar |
| 11 | FW | Yaseen Al-Zubaidi | 26 April 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Okhdood |
| 12 | DF | Salem Al-Najdi | 27 January 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Nassr |
| 13 | DF | Sulaiman Hazazi | 1 February 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Zulfi |
| 14 | MF | Abbas Al-Hassan | 22 February 2004 (aged 21) | Neom |
| 15 | DF | Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari | 10 December 2003 (aged 21) | Neom |
| 16 | FW | Abdullah Matuq | 2 April 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Jandal |
| 17 | FW | Abdulkarim Darisi | 18 April 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Ahli |
| 18 | MF | Suhayb Al-Zaid | 12 August 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Fateh |
| 20 | MF | Mohammed Yousef | 14 January 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Ettifaq |
| 21 | GK | Osama Al-Mermesh | 6 July 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Ittihad |
| 23 | DF | Abdulaziz Al-Faraj | 23 June 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Tai |
| 24 | FW | Murad Khadhari | 1 October 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Wehda |
| 25 | DF | Mobarak Al-Rajeh | 1 August 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Raed |
Group B
Bahrain
Coach: Hicham Dmiai
The squad was announced on 13 March 2025.[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mohamed Arhama | 9 June 2003 (aged 21) | Hidd |
| 2 | DF | Ahmed Dheyaa | 17 August 2003 (aged 21) | East Riffa |
| 3 | DF | Ali Al-Enezi | Al-Najma | |
| 4 | DF | Ali Sanad | 2 June 2005 (aged 19) | Manama |
| 5 | DF | Sayed Al-Moosawi | 27 March 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Shabab |
| 6 | MF | Hasihim | 5 July 2004 (aged 20) | Córdoba |
| 7 | FW | Abdulrahman Al-Khayyat | East Riffa | |
| 8 | MF | Salman Amin | 26 June 2004 (aged 20) | Hidd |
| 9 | FW | Abdulla Al-Subaiei | 22 August 2004 (aged 20) | Hidd |
| 10 | FW | Ali Al-Dosari | 17 October 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Najma |
| 11 | FW | Ali Tarada | 3 February 2004 (aged 21) | Al-Ahli |
| 12 | DF | Jassim Dawood | 31 January 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Hala |
| 13 | MF | Faisal Al-Saleh | 4 June 2003 (aged 21) | Sitra |
| 14 | MF | Mohamed Al-Jishi | 30 June 2006 (aged 18) | East Riffa |
| 15 | MF | Saud Mohsin | 11 January 2006 (aged 19) | East Riffa |
| 16 | MF | Khaled Al-Khalaf | 14 January 2007 (aged 18) | Al-Riffa |
| 17 | DF | Jamal Al-Tairi | 24 March 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Hala |
| 18 | MF | Ali Abdulla | ||
| 19 | MF | Ramzi Abdulla | Al-Muharraq | |
| 20 | DF | Mahmood Mohamed | 11 November 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Shabab |
| 21 | GK | Abdullah Al-Ahmad | 9 April 2003 (aged 21) | Bahrain |
| 22 | GK | Ashraf Saleh | 2 March 2005 (aged 20) | Al-Hala |
| 23 | MF | Ali Sahwan | 26 December 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Ahli |
| 24 | MF | Bader Al-Asam | ||
| 26 | MF | Ahmed Farhan |
United Arab Emirates
Coach: Marcelo Broli
The squad was announced on 7 March 2025.[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Saeed Maqdami | ||
| 2 | DF | Mubarak Zamah | 29 November 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Jazira |
| 3 | MF | Zayed Khamis | 16 November 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Jazira |
| 4 | DF | Hamdan Saeed Basweidan | 26 December 2006 (aged 18) | Shabab |
| 5 | DF | Khamis Al-Mansoori | 15 January 2004 (aged 21) | Baniyas |
| 6 | MF | Matar Al-Shamsi | 3 May 2005 (aged 19) | Sharjah |
| 7 | FW | Saif Salem | 7 October 2003 (aged 21) | Hatta |
| 8 | MF | Ali Al-Blooshi | ||
| 9 | FW | Eisa Khalfan | 12 March 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Ain |
| 10 | MF | Eid Al-Hammadi | 31 August 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Ain |
| 11 | MF | Mohammed Al-Hammadi | ||
| 12 | DF | Mansour Al-Balushi | 19 January 2005 (aged 20) | Al-Ain |
| 13 | MF | Youssef Al-Marzooqi | 7 March 2005 (aged 20) | Al-Jazira |
| 14 | DF | Solomon Sosu | 5 March 2005 (aged 20) | Al-Ain |
| 16 | FW | Junior Ndiaye | 29 March 2005 (aged 19) | Montpellier |
| 17 | GK | Adli Mohamed | 25 June 2005 (aged 19) | Southampton |
| 18 | FW | Mansoor Al-Menhali | 29 March 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Wahda |
| 19 | MF | Mayed Al-Awani | 6 May 2003 (aged 21) | Sharjah |
| 20 | MF | Saif Al-Menhali | 1 February 2003 (aged 22) | Baniyas |
| 21 | FW | Hazem Mohammad | 18 March 2005 (aged 20) | Al-Ain |
| 23 | DF | Ghaith Al-Musharrkh | 25 March 2006 (aged 18) | Shabab |
| 24 | MF | Anthony Khayat | 13 February 2007 (aged 18) | Fursan Hispania |
| 26 | FW | Yannick Müller | 12 July 2007 (aged 17) | Karlsruher SC |
Group C
Lebanon
Coach: Jamal Taha
The squad was announced on 16 March 2025.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Shareef Azaki | 13 January 2004 (aged 21) | Mabarra |
| 2 | DF | Ali Alrida Ismail | 8 July 2003 (aged 21) | Nejmeh |
| 3 | DF | Mohamad Al Mahdi Al Moussawi | 3 October 2003 (aged 21) | Ansar |
| 4 | DF | Hasan Farhat | 21 September 2004 (aged 20) | Ahed |
| 5 | DF | Saad Chweiki | 23 March 2003 (aged 21) | Tripoli |
| 6 | MF | Mohamad Ghamlouch | 19 May 2003 (aged 21) | Racing Beirut |
| 7 | MF | Mahmoud Zbib (captain) | 29 February 2004 (aged 21) | Ahed |
| 8 | MF | Ali El Fadl | 29 March 2003 (aged 21) | Safa |
| 9 | FW | Hassan Bazzi | 6 November 2004 (aged 20) | Tadamon Sour |
| 10 | FW | Mohamad Omar Sadek | 25 October 2003 (aged 21) | Nejmeh |
| 11 | FW | Khaled Al Hajjar | 22 September 2004 (aged 20) | Nejmeh |
| 12 | DF | Hussein Kaawar | 24 October 2003 (aged 21) | Chabab Ghazieh |
| 13 | DF | Hsein Reda | 7 April 2004 (aged 20) | Ahed |
| 14 | FW | Mohamad Dana | 14 January 2006 (aged 19) | Örebro SK |
| 15 | FW | Hasan Dana | 13 March 2007 (aged 18) | Örebro SK |
| 16 | DF | Abbas Ballout | 20 April 2003 (aged 21) | Ansar |
| 17 | MF | Ali Alakbar Mannaa | 23 June 2003 (aged 21) | Ahed |
| 18 | MF | Yasser Dimachek | 26 February 2003 (aged 22) | Shabab Baalbek |
| 19 | DF | Ibrahim Chami | 13 December 2003 (aged 21) | Valour FC |
| 20 | FW | Omar Bahlawan | 20 December 2004 (aged 20) | Ansar |
| 21 | MF | Mohamad Bou Saleh | 19 March 2003 (aged 22) | Ansar |
| 22 | GK | Mohammad Hojeij | 16 January 2004 (aged 21) | Shabab Sahel |
| 23 | GK | Zaher El Amin | 15 May 2003 (aged 21) | Tadamon Sour |
Syria
Coach: Emad Khankan
The squad was announced on 15 March 2025.[6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Maksim Sarraf | 15 March 2005 (aged 20) | CSKA |
| 2 | MF | Yaser Kourdoghli | 14 February 2003 (aged 22) | Tishreen |
| 3 | DF | Mohamed Tadmory | 20 January 2004 (aged 21) | Al-Karamah |
| 4 | DF | Khaled Al-Hage | 22 May 2004 (aged 20) | Hutteen |
| 5 | MF | Ammar Haded | Al-Karamah | |
| 6 | MF | Abdullah Zakreet | 3 January 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Karamah |
| 7 | MF | Hasan Dahan | 5 January 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Ahli |
| 8 | MF | Can Moustfa | 19 November 2004 (aged 20) | Rot Weiss Ahlen |
| 9 | FW | Mohammad Al-Mustafa | 20 January 2005 (aged 20) | Al-Wathba |
| 10 | MF | Mahmoud Nayef | 3 January 2004 (aged 21) | Al-Ahli |
| 11 | FW | Anas Dahhan | 31 January 2006 (aged 19) | Al-Ahli |
| 12 | MF | Aland Abdi | 5 May 2005 (aged 19) | Roda |
| 13 | FW | Amen Rahal | ||
| 14 | FW | Mahmoud Al-Omar | 15 May 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Ahli |
| 15 | DF | Mohammad Othman | 10 January 2004 (aged 21) | Al-Wathba |
| 16 | FW | Mohanad Fadel | 29 April 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Karamah |
| 17 | FW | Qais Al-Hassan | Al-Wathba | |
| 18 | FW | Hozan Osman | 16 May 2003 (aged 21) | NEC |
| 19 | MF | Ahmed Al-Hussein | Al-Wathba | |
| 20 | DF | Abdulrahman Al-Arjah | 10 January 2006 (aged 19) | Al-Karamah |
| 21 | DF | Mohammed Saraqbi | 10 January 2004 (aged 21) | Al-Karamah |
| 22 | GK | Mohamad Hassouni | 7 January 2004 (aged 21) | Al-Ahli |
| 23 | GK | Yamen Motlaq | 10 January 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Jaish |
Group D
Jordan
The squad was announced on 16 March 2025.[7]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Murad Al-Faluji | 27 December 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Hussein |
| 2 | DF | Ja'far Samara | 8 June 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Ramtha |
| 3 | DF | Ayham Al-Samamreh | 9 May 2006 (aged 18) | Al-Wehdat |
| 4 | DF | Arafat Al-Haj | 17 April 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Wehdat |
| 5 | DF | Ahmed Ayman | 28 November 2004 (aged 20) | Shabab Al-Ordon |
| 6 | MF | Mohammad Abu Hazeem | 2 April 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Faisaly |
| 7 | FW | Ali Al-Azaizeh | 13 April 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Khaldiya |
| 8 | MF | Hashem Al-Mubaidin | 24 December 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Jazeera |
| 9 | FW | Baker Kalbouneh | 14 August 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Faisaly |
| 10 | FW | Ayham Hisham | 14 August 2004 (aged 20) | Shabab Al-Ordon |
| 11 | FW | Seif Darwish | 5 May 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Sareeh |
| 13 | MF | Mohammad Taha | 13 July 2005 (aged 19) | Shabab Al-Ordon |
| 14 | MF | Qutaiba Al-Ajalin | 12 July 2006 (aged 18) | Shabab Al-Aqaba |
| 15 | MF | Hussein Al-Rushdan | 9 June 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Ramtha |
| 16 | MF | Saif Suleiman | 22 September 2004 (aged 20) | Shabab Al-Ordon |
| 17 | DF | Zakaria Amro | 26 June 2003 (aged 21) | Wright State Raiders |
| 18 | MF | Mahmoud Yazan | 15 November 2004 (aged 20) | Ajman |
| 19 | FW | Odeh Al-Fakhouri | 20 November 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Hussein |
| 20 | FW | Anas Al-Khob | 1 February 2006 (aged 19) | Al-Faisaly |
| 21 | MF | Qusay Al-Mansoori | 6 May 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Faisaly |
| 22 | GK | Abdel Al-Talalga | 12 April 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Faisaly |
| 23 | DF | Ibrahim Al-Jedi | 28 May 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Salt |
| 24 | FW | Abdulrahman Al-Zaghaiba | 10 April 2007 (aged 17) | Shabab Al-Aqaba |
| 26 | FW | Ahmad Al-Harahsha | 12 May 2003 (aged 21) | Moghayer Al-Sarhan |
Kuwait
The squad was announced on 10 March 2025.[8]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Abdulrahman Al-Harbi | 3 October 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Tadamon |
| 3 | MF | Salem Al-Khatlan | ||
| 4 | DF | Saleh Faisal | 18 September 2003 (aged 21) | Kazma |
| 5 | DF | Omar Al-Azemi | 28 January 2007 (aged 18) | Kazma |
| 6 | MF | Montaser Al-Abdulsalam | 17 May 2005 (aged 19) | Kazma |
| 7 | FW | Fahad Saud | 1 January 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Arabi |
| 8 | MF | Humoud Al-Sanousi | 2 May 2003 (aged 21) | Kuwait |
| 9 | FW | Abdulrahman Al-Rashidi | 12 January 2004 (aged 21) | Al-Nasr |
| 10 | MF | Omar Al-Saleem | 6 February 2003 (aged 22) | Kazma |
| 11 | FW | Eid Al-Ruqbah | Al-Nasr | |
| 12 | DF | Mohsen Ghareeb | 11 November 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Yarmouk |
| 13 | DF | Saad Al-Ajjmi | Al-Sahel | |
| 14 | DF | Abdullah Essa | 8 April 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Arabi |
| 15 | FW | Abdullah Al-Awadhi | 20 March 2003 (aged 21) | Qadsia |
| 16 | FW | Omar Al-Matar | Kuwait | |
| 17 | MF | Jarah Al-Heleeli | 29 February 2004 (aged 21) | Kazma |
| 18 | MF | Abdullah Al-Ghaniman | Qadsia | |
| 19 | FW | Ahmad Boodai | 31 May 2006 (aged 18) | Qadsia |
| 20 | DF | Mohammad Al-Suraiei | Al-Salmiya | |
| 21 | DF | Bandar Al-Barazi | 24 January 2005 (aged 20) | Al-Nasr |
| 22 | GK | Abdulredha Shehab | 17 January 2004 (aged 21) | Al-Arabi |
| 23 | GK | Dhari Al-Mesri | Al-Sahel | |
| 24 | FW | Khaled Al-Kharqawi | 12 September 2006 (aged 18) | Kuwait |
| 25 | DF | Nasser Al-Enezi | 14 October 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Nasr |
| 26 | MF | Ali Qitaami | Al-Nasr |
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