Al-Asfar Begins Internal Camp

Al-Qadsiah will hold a closed training camp at a local hotel today, a move aimed at enforcing the highest levels of focus and discipline among the players as they prepare for the Group Stage of the AFC Challenge League, which the Yellow team will host in a centralized format from October 17 to 23. This step coincides with the club’s management receiving official approval from the Asian Football Confederation to designate the Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium to host the group matches, after the venue passed all technical inspections and required readiness criteria. On the sporting front, the Yellow side enters the continental competition with high morale, buoyed by their strong domestic resurgence and their second-place finish in the Zain Premier League table, just one point behind the leaders. Defender Yousif Al-Haqan will be sidelined for two to three weeks due to a hamstring tear. The Fortis Bangladesh delegation was the first to arrive in the country, paving the way for the group stage, which also includes India’s Goa and Tajikistan’s Regar-TadAZ. Al-Qadsiah will kick off their tournament campaign against Fortis Bangladesh on Saturday, followed by a match against Regar-TadAZ next Tuesday, and will conclude their group stage journey with a clash against Goa on October 23. All of the Yellow team’s matches will be played at 8:30 PM at the Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium.