The final squad comprising of 24 members was announced by the Football Association of Maldives (FAM) on Sunday night.
The five members eliminated from the squad are three defenders; Ali Shamis, Ahmed Abdulla, Moosa Yameen, midfielder Asfad Habeeb and forward Hassan Nazeem.
During the Qatar camp, Maldives played two friendlies. The team won against Lusail SC 4 – 3 last Tuesday, and tied with Army National Team 1 – 1 during Saturday’s match.
The 13th SAFF Championship is slated from October 1 – 16.
Maldives will face Nepal in the first match of the tournament on October 1, before facing Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India respectively on October 7, 10 and 13. The top two finishers will play the final on October 16.
Maldives National Team Squad players:
Mohameed Faisal (goalkeeper)
Mohamed Shafeeu (goalkeeper)
Ali Najih (goalkeeper)
Ahmed Nooman
Hussain Sifau Yoosuf
Haisham Hassan
Akram Abdul Ghanee
Samooh
Gasim
Ashad Ali
Ibrahim Aisam
Mohamed Umair
Hussain Nihan
Hamza Mohamed
Ismail Eesa
Ibrahim Waheed Hassan
Hassan Raaif Ahmed
Mohamed Naaim
Ibrahim Mahdhy
Assadhulla Abdulla
Ali Fasir
Ali Ashfaq
Naaiz Hassan
Ali Haisham