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Trump Brands NFL Football ‘Soft’ Next Week NBA | Page 6 CRICKET | Page 8 Clippers India to blood To Advertise here Call: 444 11 300, 444 66 621 survive rookies in Pelicans in Australia, says overtime Dhoni Tuesday, January 12, 2016 FOOTBALL Rabia II 2, 1437 AH Messi trumps GULF TIMES Ronaldo, Neymar to win Ballon d’Or SPORT Page 5 AFC U23 CHAMPIONSHIP, DOHA QATAR VS CHINA 7:30PM Qatar seek to end 24-year wait for Olympic spot ‘We have to start well in the competition and we will play against a well organised and quality team’ Qatar coach Felix Sanchez. (left) The Qatar U23 team during a training session. FOCUS ‘We will do what we can to provide the best experience’ By Sahan Bidappa fi nal target to be in the Olympic Games,” On tonight’s opener against China, “Of course we need to go step-by- Doha the 40-year-old Spaniard said yesterday. Sanchez knows his team will face a tough step, game-by-game... We are going The Qatar squad features several play- challenge. “We expect the fi rst game to be to try to do well in each of them, ers who won the AFC U-19 Champion- a very important game, we have to start with the fi nal target to be in the atar’s football team will be ship title – including Belgium-based well in the competition and we will play Olympic Games” seeking to end a 24-year wait Akram Afi f, who scored the winning goal against a well organised and quality team. for a place at the Olympics, in the fi nal. Al Sadd’s Abdelkarim Has- We’re going to try to be ready to play well, but win their maiden AFC U-23 Champi- when the AFC U-23 Champion- san is another player to watch out for. to perform well and to be successful,” he onship. Qship kicks-off here in Doha today. The 22-year-old centre-back has already added. “We are ready for this tournament,” Qatar has not qualifi ed for the Olym- played over 40 times for the senior side Meanwhile, China will be attempting to said the former Iran national team de- pics since 1992 Barcelona Games, where and is being tipped to be the captain of the seal their fi rst appearance at the Olympic fender and FIFA World Cup star. “I’m they bowed out in the quarter-fi nals. It’s 2022 World Cup team. Games since hosting the event in Beijing really proud to have 23 players who are been a long drought, but a streak which is One of the most experienced players in in 2008. Their coach Fu Bo was hoping for willing to die and sacrifi ce for their coun- expected to come to an end this time. the entire competition, the Al Sadd star a good start against Qatar. “We think Qa- try and do their best for their people and The top three fi nishers at the AFC U-23 reads the game well, is strong in the tackle tar is a very strong team, but we will pre- country. Our target is not just to qualify Mansour al-Ansari, QFA General Secretary and CEO, LOC Championship will earn places in Brazil in and on the ball and is ready to stake his pare well for this game and hopefully we for the Olympics; we are looking at be- the summer, replacing the previous format claim to become one of Asia’s top defenders. can get a good result,” said Fu, who previ- ing champions for this tournament. We By Sports Reporter the World Cup have a great ex- of home-and-away Olympic qualifi ers. Sanchez, however, chose to focus on ously served as the caretaker coach of the are looking for fi rst place and hopefully Doha perience. And at the same time And Qatar is hoping to seal a third appear- team rather than an individual and said senior national team. we can achieve that. We have been work- Qatar competes and wins the ance at the Olympics, which they fi rst did they will have to play well as a unit to “Our players do feel some pressure, but ing so hard to perform well because the championship and qualifi es for in 1984. Felix Sanchez’s boys are one of the emerge successful. “I strongly believe our coaches will try to relieve that pres- audience has to enjoy the game and enjoy he Local Organising Rio Olympics. Which is also a favourites to secure a place at this year’s Ol- that we are a team and each player has his sure as we get prepared for the game be- seeing the next stars of Asian football,” Committee (LOC) has challenge, we aim to achieve. Ei- ympics in Rio de Janeiro in August. role. They all are really important, wheth- cause it’s really important,” he added. Khakpour added. been working hard to ther or we are ready. We will do The hosts, who are in Group A, begin er they are in the starting XI or in the At Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, mean- On the other hand, Syria have had a ensure smooth running what we can to provide the best their quest tonight at the Abdullah Bin bench. Hopefully this is going to be our while, the tournament opening game will hard time preparing for the big event, Tof the AFC U-23 Championships experience. Khalifa Stadium, where they run into one strength. To be a strong team everyone be held between other Group A teams, with strife at home hampering their beginning today in Doha. A lot of of the contenders, China. Before that, needs to make an eff ort when it is needed. Iran and Syria. Iran’s coach Mohammad training. But coach Muhannad al-Fakeer eff ort from diff erent stakehold- Will this be looked as a pre- Iran will take on Syria in the opening That is the only to compete against other Khakpour said ahead of the game that his was confi dent his team can make a strong ers has gone into the prepara- paratory event for the Qatar 2022 match of the championship. The tourna- teams,” the coach said. team’s aim is not just to qualify for Rio, start against an Iran team his side lost 2-0 tions for the event. Mansour World Cup? ment, which runs from today to January to in a friendly late last year. al-Ansari, QFA General Secre- Every sporting event in Qa- 30th, is expected to showcase rising stars “We know this is a fi rst match in this tary and CEO, LOC said he and tar is a preparation for the 2022 of Asian football with 16 teams fi ghting Stars of the future take centre stage in Doha competition and we know it’s important his team are looking forward to World Cup. We take it as a chal- for the honours. The quality of the foot- and we know many things about the Iran giving the participants a great lenge and we take it as a step for- ball on show is likely to be high, consid- Asia’s future football stars will look “With the second FIFA World Cup in Asia team,” said al-Fakeer. “Iran will be very experience. At the same time ward. ering traditional heavyweights like Korea to clinch their place at the Rio 2016 on the horizon, as Qatar is hosting the diff erent to what we saw two months ago he hopes that Qatar can win the Republic, Japan and Iraq participating. Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro when tournament in 2022, tournaments like here in Qatar. We know the Iran team is a tournament and provide the ic- “Every sporting event in The likes of Vietnam, Thailand and Yem- the AFC U-23 Championship begins in the AFC U-23 are vital. They highlight good team, has very strong players. It will ing on the cake. Qatar is a preparation for en, all of whom impressed during quali- Doha today. what Asia can off er on the international be a very tough match, but we believe it Excerpts: the 2022 World Cup. We fi ers nine months ago, are also likely to A total of 16 teams will be battling for stage and help boost development and will be the passport to qualify for the next take it as a challenge and we spring a surprise. the three places available for Asian sides grassroots on the continent. stage. We wish to get a good result against How do you feel going into this take it as a step forward” Qatar, despite earning automatic quali- in Rio and Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim “In London in 2012 Asian teams per- them.” tournament? fi cation as hosts, will be eager to put on al-Khalifa, the Asian Football Confedera- formed above expectation, with Korea Teams from other groups, who are ex- We are prepared. We have a What measures have been tak- a show in front of passionate home fans. tion president, has urged football fans Republic and Japan finishing third and pected to dominate are Korea Republic, good experience in hosting ma- en to promote the tournament? The team is buzzing with optimism after to catch a glimpse of Asian football’s fourth in the men’s competition and Ja- Japan are Australia. Shin Tae-Yong’s Ko- jor events. We hosted the second The LOC, through its market- Coach Sanchez led them to the title in the exciting future.
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