DUBAI: Saudi U-23 coach Saad Al-Shehri has called up full internationals Salman Al-Faraj, Salem Al-Dawsari and Yasser Al-Shahrani of Al-Hilal to join the Riyadh Olympic training camp.
The camp, which will be held between June 23 to July 14, is the fifth and final phase of the team’s preparation for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which is set to start on July 23.
The trio were involved with the Saudi senior squad’s joint qualification campaign for the 2022 World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
Teams taking part in the Olympic football tournament are allowed to add three over-age players to their U-23 squad. Al-Shehri has gone with three proven winners who this season helped Al-Hilal to win a record 17th Saudi Professional League title and progress to the last 16 of the 2021 AFC Champions League.
On Tuesday, the Saudi U-23 football returned to Riyadh after concluding its Olympic training camp in the Spanish city of Marbella.
In Japan, the Saudi U-23 team will face Brazil, Germany and Ivory Coast in Group D of the men’s football tournament.
