'Blue Jets' begin training camp in Cairo

The national volleyball team’s delegation arrived in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, yesterday to hold a training camp in preparation for the Arab Men’s National Teams Championship, scheduled to take place in Jordan from October 5 to 15 next month. The “Blue” delegation was led by Dr. Jaber Al-Mari, President of the Volleyball Federation, and included administrators Abdullah Al-Najdi and Abdulhadi Al-Mari, Argentine head coach Julian Alvarez, his national assistant Zaid Al-Kazimi, statistician Lucas Al-Bursh, fitness coach Agustin Javieria, and physiotherapist Ahmed Limam, alongside the team’s affiliated referee Ahmed Al-Anizan.

The technical staff announced the “Blue” squad by selecting 17 players for the camp: Abdulnasser Al-Anazi, Abdullah Al-Anazi, Ibrahim Mandil, Rashid Anbar, Abdulrahman Al-Mutawa, Saud Al-Duwisan, Omar Al-Anazi, Barak Al-Anazi, Talal Al-Salman, Ali Saadoun, Abdulrahman Al-Hashimi, Ahmed Al-Munies, Khalid Buarki, Abdulaziz Najm, Mohammed Al-Dhafiri, Fahad Al-Saad, and Abdullah Buftain.

The “Blue” team had been conducting intensive daily training sessions at the Federation Hall within the Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Complex, as part of the first phase of their preparation program. Assistant coach Zaid Al-Kazimi stated that the second phase of the preparation plan would focus on intensifying tactical work and participating in several friendly matches, with the aim of enhancing team cohesion and technical readiness. The delegation will then travel directly from Cairo to Jordan to compete in the championship.

The team’s last appearance was in July last year, when they participated in the West Asian Championship in the Sultanate of Oman, finishing in fourth place.