The Lebanon U23 national team will play its second friendly match against its Syrian counterpart today, Tuesday, at the Amin Abdul Nour Stadium in Bhamdoun, at 5 PM, as part of the preparations for the fourth West Asian Football Federation Championship, which will be hosted by Iraq from June 12 to June 20, 2023. The first match ended with Lebanon winning against Syria (3-2). The goals were scored by Mohammad Sadiq (43), Ali Qassas (54), and Mohammad Haidar (56), while Syria's goals came from Hawzan Othman (19) and Haitham Al-Lawz (29).
The draw for the West Asian Championship placed Lebanon in Group C alongside Yemen and Oman, with matches taking place in Baghdad. Group A includes Iraq (the host), the UAE, and Jordan, while Palestine, Iran, and Syria make up Group B.
The West Asian Championship serves as a preparatory event for the Asian qualifiers, where Lebanon has been drawn in Group 10 alongside the defending champion Saudi Arabia, Cambodia, and Mongolia, scheduled for September 4 to 12.
The Olympic team's training has been ongoing for over two months under the leadership of Portuguese coach Miguel Moriera, with 30 players called up for training, including: Hadi Kanj, Mohammad Al-Mahdi Al-Moussawi, Mohammad Al-Masri, Hussein Azeddin, Mohammad Mahdi Sabah, Samuel Harb, Hussein Saleh, Ali Al-Rida Ismail, Alex Al-Ratl, Mohammad Haidar, Mohammad Ghamloush, Ali Qassas, Mahmoud Zbeib, Omar Bahwan, Ali Al-Mousa, Saad Shweiki, Mohammad Safwan, Jawad Kotharani, Sajid Amhaz, Ali Hakim, Gibran Imad, Ahmad Zain El-Din, Sharif Azki, Hassan Farhat, Ali Haidar, Ibrahim Al-Shami, Karim Makawi, Mohammad Sadiq, and Ali Shaeeto.
