FAM announces Maldives SAFF Championship 2021 sqaud

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PUBLISHED 27 September 2021

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