Khalil Khamis Replaces Injured Felix Melki in Lebanon Squad

Defender Khalil Khamis has joined the Lebanon national football team, which is preparing for the Asian Cup finals, set to take place in Qatar starting on the 12th of this month. Khamis arrived in the Qatari capital early Saturday morning to take the place of midfielder-defender Felix Melki, who suffered a grade one muscle tear in the adductor of his left thigh during a training session ahead of the friendly match against Saudi Arabia that took place two days ago. This injury will prevent Melki from participating in his second Asian Cup, following his first appearance in the 2019 edition. The Al-Ahed defender traveled to Doha immediately after receiving a call to join the squad, at the request of head coach Miodrag Radulovic, and he participated directly in training, expressing his happiness to rejoin his teammates and his readiness to support the team as part of his national duty.